FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2007

February 21, 2007

Mr. Speaker:

    Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 590

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. On page 1, line 20, after "program" insert "and regarding organ donations".

     2. On page 1, line 23, after "periodically" insert ", fully disclose the risks involved in donating bone marrow".

     3. On page 1, line 24, after the period insert:

     "The department shall establish a system to distribute information and educational materials regarding organ donations and ensure that the materials are updated periodically, fully disclose the risks of donating an organ and address the education and recruitment of minority populations.".