HB 7139 Summary

• Establishes the Florida Consortium of National Cancer Institute Centers Program to distribute state funding to Florida-based NCI-designated cancer centers and centers seeking NCI designation

• Authorizes use of Biomedical Research Trust Fund monies for the cancer centers program and revises distribution of cigarette tax revenue from 1% of net collections to the trust fund

• Creates three-tier funding allocation system based on cancer center designation level (Tier 1: comprehensive cancer centers at 1.5 weight; Tier 2: designated cancer centers at 1.25 weight; Tier 3: centers seeking designation at 1.0 weight with minimum $5 million in annual NCI peer-reviewed funding and 5-year participation limit)

• Requires Department of Health to distribute quarterly allocations using a formula based on reportable cancer cases (40%), peer-review research costs (30%), and biomedical education and training costs (30%), with a minimum annual allocation of $16 million per center

• Mandates triennial reporting beginning July 1, 2017 on cancer mortality trends, federal research funding, and inter-institutional collaborations, with 1-year program suspension for non-compliant centers; takes effect July 1, 2014