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FL H0861
Bill
Status
4/30/2010
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Brise
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AI Summary
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Removes requirement that James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program be funded solely by Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund proceeds; establishes new funding source of 5% of Health Care Trust Fund revenue with $25 million annual allocation starting fiscal year 2010-2011.
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Increases Biomedical Research Advisory Council from 11 to 13 members and changes term limits from 3-year to 4-year staggered terms; allows council to recommend up to one-third of program allocations for researcher recruitment and equipment expenditures.
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Reduces administrative expense caps from 15% to 7.5% for James and Esther King Program and from 10% to 7.5% for William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program.
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Creates Florida Comprehensive Cancer Control Act establishing Florida Cancer Control and Resource Advisory Council located at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center; allocates $150,000 annually from cancer research program funds for council administrative costs.
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Creates Cancer Control Collaborative Program within Department of Health to implement Florida Cancer Plan and coordinate regional cancer control collaboratives; repeals Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force, Florida Cancer Council, and related provisions; effective July 1, 2010.
Legislative Description
Biomedical Research Programs
Last Action
Died in Committee on Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC), companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 889 (Ch. 2010-34), HB 5311 (Ch. 2010-161)
4/30/2010