Bill Text: MI HR0028 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare March 2015 as Eye Donor Month in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-05 - Adopted [HR0028 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HR0028-Enrolled.html
Reps. Zemke, Hoadley, Hovey-Wright, Kelly, Maturen, Poleski and Singh offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 28.
A resolution to declare March 2015 as Eye Donor Month in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, The state of Michigan is committed to supporting eye donation awareness, an issue that highlights the importance of providing sight-restoring opportunities; and
Whereas, Eye Donor Month will increase public knowledge and support of advancements in corneal surgery and transplants that will contribute to future generations’ sight-advancement opportunities; and
Whereas, Corneal transplants are one of the most common transplant procedures, yet the Mayo Clinic reports that 10,000,000 people worldwide are affected by various disorders that would benefit from corneal transplantation; and
Whereas, The Eye Bank Association of America and its member banks restore sight and change lives of over 70,000 people each year; and
Whereas, The Michigan Eye-Bank provided 1,006 corneal transplants to Michiganders and other patients worldwide last year; and
Whereas; The Michigan Eye-Bank contributes important resources toward finding innovative treatments and cures for widespread blinding eye diseases; and
Whereas, The residents of the state of Michigan are generous in their willingness to donate, hitting 50 percent in registered donors this year; and
Whereas, Promoting eye donation awareness and acknowledging the commodity and service donors provide will increase tissue safety and efficacy of corneal tissue as well as the number of tissue donations for Michiganders; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare March 2015 as Eye Donor Month in the state of Michigan. We encourage eye banks, medical facilities and institutions, health educators, and policy makers to support this event; and be it further
Resolved, That we support the corneal researchers, technicians, the eye banking community, and policy makers as they work to advance the technologies and methods in medical standards of transplant surgery; and be it further
Resolved, That we encourage health fairs, school education programs, and community outreach projects as well as the production of print and broadcast information designed to educate the community about their important role in sight restoration.
