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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York education officials say they're working with lawmakers and organizations that promote organ donation to develop a model curriculum that will be made available for free to school districts statewide in September.
The Education Department says it will include exemplar lesson plans and best practice instructional resources on the importance and value of organ and tissue donation.
Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa says thousands of New Yorkers are waiting for donations.
New Yorkers can register and indicate on drivers' licenses that they will donate their organs and tissue after they die to others for transplant.
Regent James Cottrell, a physician, says education is the key to increasing the number of New Yorkers enrolled.
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