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Florida Senate - 2005 SB 1872
By Senator Saunders
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Florida Cancer Council;
3 amending s. 381.921, F.S.; authorizing the
4 Florida Cancer Council to award grants from
5 certain funds; requiring the council to show
6 preference to certain proposals; creating s.
7 381.922, F.S.; apportioning the funds allocated
8 for the purposes of Florida Cancer Council
9 Grants; providing an appropriation for 5 fiscal
10 years to the council; providing an effective
11 date.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Section 381.921, Florida Statutes, is
16 amended to read:
17 381.921 Florida Cancer Council mission and
18 duties.--The council, which shall work in concert with the
19 Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease to
20 ensure that the goals of the center are advanced, shall
21 endeavor to dramatically improve cancer research and treatment
22 in this state through:
23 (1) Efforts to significantly expand cancer research
24 capacity in the state by:
25 (a) Identifying ways to attract new research talent
26 and attendant national grant-producing researchers to
27 Florida-based cancer research facilities in this state;
28 (b) Implementing a peer-reviewed, competitive process
29 to identify and fund the best proposals to expand cancer
30 research institutes in this state;
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1 (c) Funding through available resources for those
2 proposals that demonstrate the greatest opportunity to attract
3 federal research grants and private financial support;
4 (d) Encouraging the employment of bioinformatics in
5 order to create a cancer informatics infrastructure that
6 enhances information and resource exchange and integration
7 through researchers working in diverse disciplines, to
8 facilitate the full spectrum of cancer investigations;
9 (e) Facilitating the technical coordination, business
10 development, and support of intellectual property as it
11 relates to the advancement of cancer research; and
12 (f) Aiding in other multidisciplinary research-support
13 activities as they inure to the advancement of cancer
14 research.
15 (2) Efforts to improve both research and treatment
16 through greater participation in clinical trials networks by:
17 (a) Identifying ways to increase adult enrollment in
18 cancer clinical trials;
19 (b) Supporting public and private professional
20 education programs designed to increase the awareness and
21 knowledge about cancer clinical trials;
22 (c) Providing tools to cancer patients and
23 community-based oncologists to aid in the identification of
24 cancer clinical trials available in the state; and
25 (d) Creating opportunities for the state's academic
26 cancer centers to collaborate with community-based oncologists
27 in cancer clinical trials networks.
28 (3) Efforts to reduce the impact of cancer on
29 disparate groups by:
30 (a) Identifying those cancers that disproportionately
31 impact certain demographic groups; and
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1 (b) Building collaborations designed to reduce health
2 disparities as they relate to cancer.
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4 The council may award grants, using a peer-reviewed
5 competitive process, from the proceeds generated from the
6 tobacco industry settlement which are deposited annually into
7 the Cancer Research and Clinical Trials Trust Fund or from
8 funds allocated from other sources to execute the purposes set
9 forth in this section. The council, where possible, shall give
10 preference to proposals that promote collaborative efforts
11 between institutions and facilities in this state to advance
12 cancer research, as well as the detection and treatment of
13 cancer.
14 Section 2. Section 381.922, Florida Statutes, is
15 created to read:
16 381.922 Florida Cancer Council Grants; apportionment
17 of allocated funds.--
18 (1) From the funds deposited annually into the Cancer
19 Research and Clinical Trials Trust Fund for the purposes
20 prescribed in s. 381.921, the following allocation percentages
21 shall apply:
22 (a) Up to 40 percent of available proceeds may be used
23 for grants related to the attraction, recruitment, and
24 employment of experts in the field of cancer research, with
25 emphasis given to those researchers who will generate
26 increased federal research dollars directed to institutions in
27 this state.
28 (b) Up to 40 percent of available proceeds may be used
29 for grants related to providing operational support to
30 institutions and facilities in this state, including
31 appropriate equipment as determined by the council.
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1 (c) Up to 20 percent of available proceeds may be used
2 for grants related to capital projects.
3 (2) Any capital construction projects granted by the
4 council pursuant to paragraph (1) shall require the approval
5 of the Governor and the Cabinet.
6 Section 3. The sum of $100 million is appropriated
7 from the state's tobacco industry settlement proceeds and
8 shall be deposited annually from the 2005-2006 fiscal year
9 through the 2009-2010 fiscal year into the Cancer Research and
10 Clinical Trials Trust Fund for the purposes prescribed in
11 section 381.921, Florida Statutes.
12 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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15 SENATE SUMMARY
16 Authorizes the Florida Cancer Council to award grants
from certain funds. Requires the council to show
17 preference to certain proposals. Apportions the funds
allocated for grants awarded by the council. Provides an
18 appropriation.
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