Enacts the "New York saves lives act" to authorize any New York state resident aged sixteen and older to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor through the New York state donate life registry; adds a New York state donate life registry option on admission applications to the state university of New York and the city university of New York.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
April 1, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. BLUMENCRANZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
to expanding current educational programming and outreach about the
need for and importance of organ and tissue donations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited the
"New York saves lives act".
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is amended
by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
(T) ANY RESIDENT OF THIS STATE SIXTEEN YEARS AND OLDER MAY REGISTER TO
SAVE LIVES BY SIGNING UP AS AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR THROUGH THE
NEW YORK STATE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY.
§ 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 209-b to
read as follows:
§ 209-B. NEW YORK STATE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY OPTION ON APPLICATIONS
FOR ADMISSION TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. 1. ALL APPLICATIONS
FOR ADMISSION TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL CONTAIN A SPACE
FOR THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE NEW YORK STATE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY
FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-
THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
2. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ANNUALLY
REPORT THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THAT ELECTED TO REGISTER IN THE NEW YORK
STATE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY TO THE GOVERNOR; THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE; THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
SENATE; AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
§ 4. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6235 to read
as follows:
§ 6235. NEW YORK STATE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY OPTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR
ADMISSION TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. 1. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR
ADMISSION TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL CONTAIN A SPACE FOR
THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE NEW YORK STATE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY FOR
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08719-01-5
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