Public postsecondary education: student orientation: Donate Life California.

Assembly Member Solache's proposal to incorporate organ and tissue donation education into California's public university orientations would require California State University campuses and community colleges to provide information about Donate Life California to incoming students. The measure also requests, but does not mandate, that University of California campuses implement similar educational programming.

The bill adds organ and tissue donation awareness to existing orientation requirements at California's public higher education institutions. Under the proposal, incoming students would receive information about Donate Life California, the state's official organ and tissue donor registry established under the Health and Safety Code. The educational materials would cover both the organization's mission and the registry's role in documenting residents' donation preferences.

For community colleges, the measure creates new administrative responsibilities that qualify as a state-mandated local program. The bill includes provisions for reimbursing colleges for associated costs, pending review by the Commission on State Mandates. These reimbursement procedures would follow established protocols under the Government Code for state-mandated expenses incurred by local agencies and school districts.