| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to medical research; amending ss. 215.5602 |
| 3 | and 381.922, F.S.; revising amounts of annual |
| 4 | appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to the |
| 5 | Biomedical Research Trust Fund within the Department of |
| 6 | Health for specified purposes; providing an effective |
| 7 | date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (12) of section 215.5602, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, as amended by chapter 2009-5, Laws of Florida, is |
| 13 | amended to read: |
| 14 | 215.5602 James and Esther King Biomedical Research |
| 15 | Program.-- |
| 16 | (12) For the 2009-2010 2008-2009 fiscal year and each |
| 17 | fiscal year thereafter, the sum of $2 4.5 million is |
| 18 | appropriated annually from recurring funds in the General |
| 19 | Revenue Fund to the Biomedical Research Trust Fund within the |
| 20 | Department of Health for purposes of the James and Esther King |
| 21 | Biomedical Research Program pursuant to this section. From these |
| 22 | funds up to $250,000 shall be available for the operating costs |
| 23 | of the Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate |
| 24 | Disease. |
| 25 | Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 381.922, Florida |
| 26 | Statutes, as amended by chapter 2009-5, Laws of Florida, is |
| 27 | amended to read: |
| 28 | 381.922 William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley |
| 29 | Cancer Research Program.-- |
| 30 | (5) For the 2009-2010 2008-2009 fiscal year and each |
| 31 | fiscal year thereafter, the sum of $3 6.75 million is |
| 32 | appropriated annually from recurring funds in the General |
| 33 | Revenue Fund to the Biomedical Research Trust Fund within the |
| 34 | Department of Health for purposes of the William G. "Bill" |
| 35 | Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program and shall |
| 36 | be distributed pursuant to this section to provide grants to |
| 37 | researchers seeking cures for cancer, with emphasis given to the |
| 38 | goals enumerated in s. 381.921. From the total funds |
| 39 | appropriated, an amount of up to 10 percent may be used for |
| 40 | administrative expenses. |
| 41 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |