This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 4:55 PM by cynthiahopkin.
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ORGAN DONOR AMENDMENTS

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2016 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer

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Senate Sponsor: Brian E. Shiozawa

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill requires an institution of higher education to provide certain information on
10     organ donation.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines terms; and
14          ▸     requires an institution of higher education to Ĥ→ [
display] distribute by electronic
14a          message ←Ĥ certain information Ĥ→ [
on the
15     institution's website
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regarding organ donation.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
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20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     ENACTS:
22          53B-1-111, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 53B-1-111 is enacted to read:
26          53B-1-111. Organ donation notification.
27          (1) As used in this section:

28          (a) "Donor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-28-102.
29          (b) "Donor registry" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-28-102.
30          (c) "Institution of higher education" means an institution as described in Section
31     53B-3-102.
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(2) (a) An institution of higher education shall display, in accordance with Subsection
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34          (i) text notifying a student of the option to register as a donor by selecting the Internet
35     link described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii); and
36          (ii) an Internet link to a website for a donor registry established under Section
37     26-28-120.
38          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), an institution of higher education shall
39     display the information described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii) as a pop-up window on:
40          (i) an institutional web page on which a student registers for a course at least once
41     during the academic year; or
42          (ii) at least once each semester, quarter, or other applicable division of an academic
43     year, a secure Internet site that is customized for a student to access the individual student's
44     academic and other information.
45          (c) (i) An institution of higher education may provide the information described in
46     Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii) by other electronic means if the institution does not offer
47     Internet-based course registration or maintain a secure Internet site.
48          (ii) An institution of higher education described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) shall provide
49     the information by other electronic means at least twice per school year.
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49a      (2)(a) An institution of higher education shall distribute, twice each academic year to each
49b     enrolled student:
49c          (i) an electronic message notifying each student of the option to register as a donor by
49d     selecting the Internet link described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii); and
49e          (ii) through the electronic message described in Subseciton (2)(a)(i) an Internet link to a
49f     website for a donor registry established under Section 26-28-120.
49g          (b) An institution of higher education may also provide to students information on
49h     donor registry by other electronic, printed, or in-person means. ←Ĥ






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