NC S297

The North Carolina Policy Collaboratory at UNC Chapel Hill shall assemble a research advisory panel with 10-30 members to study statewide cancer data and develop recommendations on research program strategies to identify statistically significant cancer clusters in North Carolina.

The Collaboratory must consult with the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Environmental Quality, UNC schools (Gillings School of Global Public Health, School of Medicine, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center), Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, and East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine to identify qualified experts and advisers.

Panel experts may include faculty members from institutions of higher education, health care providers, and health insurance providers from within and outside North Carolina.

The Collaboratory may use available funds, including General Assembly appropriations, to support the study, including travel-related expenses for participants.

Draft recommendations may be submitted as early as December 31, 2019, with final recommendations due no later than April 30, 2020, submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with G.S. 120-29.5.