Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 93 (2016GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Froerer, G.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/18/2016

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms; and
• requires an institution of higher education to Ĥ→ [ display ] distribute by electronic 14a message ←Ĥ certain information Ĥ→ [ on the institution's website ] ←Ĥ regarding organ donation.

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Bill text

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 4:55 PM by cynthiahopkin.
ORGAN DONOR AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer
Senate Sponsor:
 Brian E. Shiozawa
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires an institution of higher education to provide certain information on
organ donation.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms; and
▸ requires an institution of higher education to 
Ĥ→ [
display
] 
distribute by electronic
14a 
 message
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 certain information 
Ĥ→ [
on the
institution's website
] ←Ĥ
 regarding organ donation.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53B-1-111
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53B-1-111
 is enacted to read:
 53B-1-111.
Organ donation notification.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Donor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
26-28-102
.
(b) "Donor registry" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
26-28-102
.
(c) "Institution of higher education" means an institution as described in Section
53B-3-102
.
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(2) (a) An institution of higher education shall display, in accordance with Subsection
(2)(b):
(i) text notifying a student of the option to register as a donor by selecting the Internet
link described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii); and
(ii) an Internet link to a website for a donor registry established under Section
26-28-120
.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), an institution of higher education shall
display the information described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii) as a pop-up window on:
(i) an institutional web page on which a student registers for a course at least once
during the academic year; or
(ii) at least once each semester, quarter, or other applicable division of an academic
year, a secure Internet site that is customized for a student to access the individual student's
academic and other information.
(c) (i) An institution of higher education may provide the information described in
Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii) by other electronic means if the institution does not offer
Internet-based course registration or maintain a secure Internet site.
(ii) An institution of higher education described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) shall provide
the information by other electronic means at least twice per school year.
]
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.
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