HB 577 Summary

• Amends section 3313.60 of the Revised Code to add instruction on organ and tissue donation to required health education curricula in all school districts.

• Requires health curriculum to include instruction on the process of making an anatomical gift under Chapter 2108, with emphasis on life-saving and life-enhancing effects of organ and tissue donation.

• Applies to city, exempted village, local, and cooperative education school districts.

• Does not create a parental opt-out provision for organ and tissue donation instruction, unlike some other health education topics covered in the curriculum.