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AB-813 Emergency services: blood donations.(2023-2024)



Current Version: 02/13/23 - Introduced

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 813

Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez

February 13, 2023

An act to add Section 8588.16 to the Government Code, relating to state government.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 813, as introduced, Rodriguez. Emergency services: blood donations.
Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the office of the Governor, which is responsible for, among other things, the state’s emergency and disaster response services for specified disasters and emergencies.
This bill would authorize the Office of Emergency Services to enter into partnerships with private sector entities to encourage the private sector to provide meaningful incentives for individuals to make donations of human whole blood or human blood components.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 8588.16 is added to the Government Code, to read:

8588.16.
 The office may enter into partnerships with one or more private sector entities to encourage the private sector to provide meaningful incentives for individuals to donate human whole blood or human blood components, as defined in Section 1600.35 of the Health and Safety Code, four or more times a year to entities that are licensed under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code and that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.