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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a bone marrow donor recruitment |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 53 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 53. BONE MARROW DONOR RECRUITMENT PROGRAM |
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Sec. 53.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) The commission |
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shall establish a bone marrow donor recruitment program to educate |
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residents of this state about: |
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(1) the need for bone marrow donors, including the |
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particular need for donors from minority populations; |
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(2) the requirements for registering with a national |
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bone marrow donor registry as a potential bone marrow donor, |
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including procedures for determining an individual's tissue type; |
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(3) the medical procedures an individual must undergo |
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to donate bone marrow or other sources of blood stem cells; and |
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(4) the availability of information about bone marrow |
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donation in health care facilities, blood banks, and driver's |
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license offices. |
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(b) The commission shall develop written or printable |
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informational materials on bone marrow donation and registration |
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with a national bone marrow donor registry that appropriate health |
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care facilities, blood banks, and driver's license offices may |
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place in their facilities, banks, or offices to provide to |
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residents of this state. |
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(c) The commission shall post the informational materials |
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on the commission's Internet website and may develop press, radio, |
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and television materials to spread awareness of the bone marrow |
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donor recruitment program. |
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Sec. 53.002. REPORT. (a) Not later than December 1, 2022, |
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the commission, in conjunction with the Department of Motor |
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Vehicles, shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of |
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the legislature a report regarding the bone marrow donor |
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recruitment program established under Section 53.001 that includes |
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an evaluation on the effectiveness of the recruitment program and |
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the number of individuals from this state who have registered with a |
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national bone marrow donor registry as a result of the program. |
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(b) This section expires September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.0063, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.0063. INFORMATION ON BONE MARROW DONATION. (a) |
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The department shall: |
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(1) [may] make available to each person applying for |
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an original or renewal driver's license written or printable |
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informational materials regarding bone marrow donation and |
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registration with a national bone marrow donor registry; and |
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(2) place signage in each [, in a publicly accessible |
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area of a] driver's license office notifying applicants of the |
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availability of the written or printable [,] informational |
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materials [and videos] on bone marrow donation and registration |
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with a national bone marrow donor registry [that are developed by an |
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appropriate entity, as determined by the department]. |
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(b) The department shall use written or printable |
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informational materials developed by the Health and Human Services |
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Commission under Section 53.001, Health and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission shall develop |
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the informational materials as required by Section 53.001, Health |
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and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |