Public postsecondary education: Donate Life California: educational information.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify if there are any penalties for non-compliance or a specific timeline for implementation.

Public Colleges and Universities Must Teach About Organ Donation

This law requires California's public colleges and universities to provide educational information about organ donation through Donate Life California to all incoming students.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Trustees of the California State University to provide educational information about Donate Life California and its donor registry to all incoming students.
• Requests the Regents of the University of California to do the same for their campuses, though it is not mandatory.
• Requires each campus in the California Community Colleges system to teach new students about organ donation through Donate Life California.

Who It Names or Affects

• Incoming college and university students in California
• Trustees of the California State University
• Regents of the University of California (though it is a request, not a requirement)
• Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges

Terms To Know

Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry

A system that keeps track of people who want to be organ donors after they die.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not specify when the educational information must be provided, only that it should happen.
• It is unclear how much funding will be available for colleges and universities to implement this requirement.

Official Summary Text

AB 466, Solache.
Public postsecondary education: Donate Life California: educational information.
Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state.
Existing law authorizes the creation of a not-for-profit entity to be designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar and requires the registrar to establish and maintain the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, known as the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Existing law requires the registry to contain information regarding persons who have identified themselves as organ and
tissue donors upon their death.
This bill would require the Trustees of the California State University and request the Regents of the University of California to provide, for all campuses of their respective segments, and require each campus of the California Community Colleges to provide, educational information about Donate Life California and the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry to all incoming students. The bill would authorize a campus to disseminate this educational information in a manner that best fits the needs of the campus and its student population, as specified. The bill would require Donate Life California to provide all necessary resources to assist in the dissemination of the educational information, based on the needs of the campus, and would require Donate Life California to be available to confer and collaborate on an ongoing basis with all campuses. To the extent that the bill would impose new duties on community college
districts, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Current Bill Text

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