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11 Senator Fasano moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 3. Florida Cancer Research Cooperative.--
18 (1) Effective July 1, 2003, the Florida Cancer
19 Research Cooperative is established for the purpose of making
20 the State of Florida a center of excellence for cancer
21 research.
22 (2)(a) A not-for-profit corporation, acting as an
23 instrumentality of the Florida Dialogue on Cancer, shall be
24 organized for the purpose of governing the affairs of the
25 cooperative.
26 (b) The Florida Cancer Research Cooperative, Inc., may
27 create not-for-profit corporate subsidiaries to fulfill its
28 mission. The not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries
29 are authorized to receive, hold, invest, and administer
30 property and any moneys acquired from private, local, state,
31 and federal sources, as well as technical and professional
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1 income generated or derived from the mission-related
2 activities of the cooperative.
3 (c) The affairs of the not-for-profit corporation
4 shall be managed by a board of directors which shall consist
5 of:
6 1. The Secretary of the Department of Health;
7 2. The Chief Executive Officer of the H. Lee Moffitt
8 Cancer Center;
9 3. The President of the University of Florida Shands
10 Cancer Center;
11 4. The Chief Executive Officer of the University of
12 Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center;
13 5. The Chief Executive Officer of the Mayo Clinic,
14 Jacksonville;
15 6. The Chief Executive Officer of the American Cancer
16 Society, Florida Division;
17 7. The President of the American Cancer Society,
18 Florida Division Board of Directors;
19 8. The President of the Florida Society of Clinical
20 Oncology;
21 9. The Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Florida,
22 Inc.;
23 10. Three representatives from large Florida hospitals
24 or institutions, not delineated in subparagraphs 1. through
25 6., that treat a large volume of cancer patients. One shall be
26 appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed by the
27 Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one shall be
28 appointed by the President of the Senate;
29 11. Three representatives from community-based,
30 statewide organizations serving populations that experience
31 cancer disparities, one of whom shall be appointed by the
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1 Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
2 House of Representatives, and one of whom shall be appointed
3 by the President of the Senate;
4 12. One member of the Florida House of
5 Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House
6 of Representatives;
7 13. One member of the Florida Senate, to be appointed
8 by the President of the Senate;
9 14. Three university presidents, one of whom shall be
10 appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by
11 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one of whom
12 shall be appointed by the President of the Senate; and
13 15. Five representatives from other statewide public
14 health organizations whose missions include public education
15 and the eradication of cancer, three of whom shall be
16 appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by
17 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one of whom
18 shall be appointed by the President of the Senate.
19 (d) Appointments made by the Speaker of the House of
20 Representatives and the President of the Senate pursuant to
21 paragraph (c) shall be for 2-year terms, concurrent with the
22 bienniums in which they serve as presiding officers.
23 (e) Appointments made by the Governor pursuant to
24 paragraph (c) shall be for 2-year terms, although the Governor
25 may reappoint directors.
26 (f) Members of the board of directors of the
27 not-for-profit corporation or any subsidiaries shall serve
28 without compensation.
29 (3) The cooperative shall issue an annual report to
30 the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
31 the President of the Senate, by December 15 of each year, with
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1 policy and funding recommendations regarding cancer research
2 capacity in Florida and related issues.
3 Section 4. Florida Cancer Research Cooperative;
4 mission and duties.--
5 (1) The cooperative shall develop and centralize the
6 processes and shared services for expanding cancer research in
7 Florida through:
8 (a) Support through bioinformatics, in order to create
9 a cancer informatics infrastructure that enhances information
10 and resource exchange and integration through researchers
11 working in diverse disciplines to facilitate the full spectrum
12 of cancer investigations;
13 (b) Technical coordination, business development, and
14 support of intellectual property;
15 (c) Development of a statewide cancer clinical trials
16 network as contemplated in section 1; and
17 (d) Other multidisciplinary research support
18 activities.
19 (2) The cooperative shall work in concert with the
20 Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease created in
21 section 1 to ensure that the goals of the center are advanced.
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27 And the title is amended as follows:
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31 creating the Florida Cancer Research
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