CA ACR122

Designates May 2014 as Bone Marrow Donation Awareness Month in California

Acknowledges that the National Marrow Donor Program (Be The Match) has facilitated over 61,000 marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants since 1987

Notes that only 41 percent of the 11 million donors on the Be The Match Registry are from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds, identifying this as a critical gap for matching patients with suitable donors

Encourages Californians to participate in bone marrow donation drives and highlights that the registration process is simple, requiring only a cheek swab

Directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to distribute copies of the resolution