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Read. Follow. Verify.Michigan bill encourages schools to provide organ and tissue donation instruction before grade 9
Last action · April 16, 2025: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONSponsor: Joseph N. Bellino Jr.
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What This Bill Would Do
Michigan public schools are encouraged to offer a model presentation on organ, eye, and tissue donation to students before the end of the 9th grade, starting in the 2026-2027 school year.
Students gain exposure to anatomical gift and donor registry education before finishing ninth grade, while parents retain the right to opt their children out without academic penalty.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
public school students
Ninth-grade or younger students may receive instruction on organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation.
parents and legal guardians
Parents and legal guardians gain the right to submit a written request to excuse their student from the presentation without penalty.
school districts
School district boards, intermediate school boards, and public school academy boards are encouraged to provide the model presentation starting in the 2026-2027 school year.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Apr 16, 2025SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
- Apr 16, 2025SenateIntroducedINTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH BELLINO
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Sources
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