PRINTER'S NO. 3874
No. 698 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY PETRARCA, COHEN, TANGRETTI, BELARDI, BEBKO-JONES, BENNINGHOFF, BIANCUCCI, BLAUM, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, COSTA, DeLUCA, EACHUS, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, GEORGE, GERBER, GERGELY, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HANNA, HARRIS, HUTCHINSON, W. KELLER, LaGROTTA, LEACH, LEVDANSKY, MANN, MARKOSEK, McCALL, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, S. MILLER, MUNDY, PALLONE, PAYNE, PISTELLA, PRESTON, RAMALEY, READSHAW, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SHAPIRO, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STETLER, STURLA, SURRA, TIGUE, VITALI, WALKO, WANSACZ, YEWCIC AND YUDICHAK, APRIL 10, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, APRIL 10, 2006
A RESOLUTION 1 Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to 2 conduct a performance evaluation of the Commonwealth's organ 3 and tissue donor awareness program established under Act 102 4 of 1994. 5 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth's organ and tissue donor program is 6 a joint responsibility of the Department of Health, the 7 Department of Transportation, the Department of Education, the 8 Department of Revenue and the two Pennsylvania organ procurement 9 organizations that meet the requirements of section 371 of the 10 Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 682, 42 U.S.C. § 273); and 11 WHEREAS, Each department is responsible for developing and 12 administering portions of the program designed to increase organ 13 and tissue donation and awareness in Pennsylvania; and 14 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's two organ procurement organizations
1 are responsible for developing and administering portions of the 2 program designed to increase organ and tissue donation awareness 3 in Pennsylvania; and 4 WHEREAS, These programs are funded by the generosity of 5 concerned Pennsylvanians through voluntary donations to the 6 Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness 7 Trust Fund; and 8 WHEREAS, Since the enactment of Act 102 of 1994 there has 9 been a significant increase in the number of Pennsylvanians 10 placing the organ donor designation on their driver's license 11 and in other ways indicating their willingness to be an organ 12 and tissue donor; and 13 WHEREAS, Since the enactment of Act 102 of 1994 there has 14 been a significant increase in actual organ and tissue donations 15 in Pennsylvania, and thousands of people have received 16 lifesaving organ and tissue transplants; and 17 WHEREAS, More than 6,500 Pennsylvanians remain on the organ 18 donation waiting list, and thousands more are in need of tissue 19 transplants; therefore be it 20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the 21 Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a 22 performance evaluation of the Commonwealth's organ and tissue 23 donor awareness program established under Act 102 of 1994; and 24 be it further 25 RESOLVED, That the committee make a report, with 26 recommendations as appropriate, which shall be submitted to the 27 Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives 28 by November 30, 2006. D4L82JAM/20060H0698R3874 - 2 -