| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to biomedical and social research; |
| 3 | repealing ss. 381.85, 381.912, 381.92, and 381.921, F.S., |
| 4 | relating to the Florida Biomedical and Social Research |
| 5 | Act, the Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force, and the |
| 6 | Florida Cancer Council and the mission and duties of the |
| 7 | council; amending ss. 381.855 and 381.922, F.S.; deleting |
| 8 | provisions and cross-references to conform; providing an |
| 9 | effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Sections 381.85, 381.912, 381.92, and 381.921, |
| 14 | Florida Statutes, are repealed. |
| 15 | Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section |
| 16 | 381.855, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 17 | 381.855 Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate |
| 18 | Disease.- |
| 19 | (5) There is established within the center an advisory |
| 20 | council that shall meet at least annually. |
| 21 | (a) The council shall consist of one representative from a |
| 22 | Florida not-for-profit institution engaged in basic and clinical |
| 23 | biomedical research and education which receives more than $10 |
| 24 | million in annual grant funding from the National Institutes of |
| 25 | Health, to be appointed by the State Surgeon General from a |
| 26 | different institution each term, and one representative from and |
| 27 | appointed by each of the following entities: |
| 28 | 1. Enterprise Florida, Inc. |
| 29 | 2. BioFlorida. |
| 30 | 3. The Biomedical Research Advisory Council. |
| 31 | 4. The Florida Medical Foundation. |
| 32 | 5. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. |
| 33 | 6. The Florida Cancer Council. |
| 34 | 6.7. The American Cancer Society, Florida Division, Inc. |
| 35 | 7.8. The American Heart Association. |
| 36 | 8.9. The American Lung Association of Florida. |
| 37 | 9.10. The American Diabetes Association, South Coastal |
| 38 | Region. |
| 39 | 10.11. The Alzheimer's Association. |
| 40 | 11.12. The Epilepsy Foundation. |
| 41 | 12.13. The National Parkinson Foundation. |
| 42 | 13.14. The Florida Public Health Institute, Inc. |
| 43 | 14.15. The Florida Research Consortium. |
| 44 | Section 3. Subsections (2) and (5) of section 381.922, |
| 45 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 46 | 381.922 William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley |
| 47 | Cancer Research Program.- |
| 48 | (2) The program shall provide grants for cancer research |
| 49 | to further the search for cures for cancer. |
| 50 | (a) Emphasis shall be given to the goals enumerated in s. |
| 51 | 381.921, as those goals support the advancement of such cures. |
| 52 | (b) Preference may be given to grant proposals that foster |
| 53 | collaborations among institutions, researchers, and community |
| 54 | practitioners, as such proposals support the advancement of |
| 55 | cures through basic or applied research, including clinical |
| 56 | trials involving cancer patients and related networks. |
| 57 | (5) Funds appropriated for the William G. "Bill" Bankhead, |
| 58 | Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program shall be |
| 59 | distributed pursuant to this section to provide grants to |
| 60 | researchers seeking cures for cancer and cancer-related |
| 61 | illnesses, with emphasis given to the goals enumerated in s. |
| 62 | 381.921. From the total funds appropriated, an amount of up to |
| 63 | 10 percent may be used for administrative expenses. In the 2009- |
| 64 | 2010 fiscal year, 2.5 percent, not to exceed $25 million, of the |
| 65 | revenue deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund pursuant to s. |
| 66 | 215.5602(12)(a) shall be transferred to the Biomedical Research |
| 67 | Trust Fund within the Department of Health for the William G. |
| 68 | "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program. |
| 69 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |