| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Alzheimer's disease research; amending |
| 3 | s. 1004.445, F.S.; providing a reduced appropriation to |
| 4 | the Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Alzheimer's Center and Research |
| 5 | Institute; providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (12) of section 1004.445, Florida |
| 10 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 1004.445 Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Alzheimer's Center and |
| 12 | Research Institute.-- |
| 13 | (12) Beginning in fiscal year 2007-2008 2006-2007, the sum |
| 14 | of $7.5 $15 million is appropriated annually from recurring |
| 15 | funds in the General Revenue Fund to the Grants and Donations |
| 16 | Trust Fund within the Department of Elderly Affairs for the |
| 17 | Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute |
| 18 | at the University of South Florida for the purposes as provided |
| 19 | under paragraph (6)(a), conducting and supporting research, |
| 20 | providing institutional research grants and investigator- |
| 21 | initiated research grants, developing and operating integrated |
| 22 | data projects, and providing assistance to statutorily |
| 23 | designated memory disorder clinics as provided under s. 430.502. |
| 24 | Not less than 80 percent of the appropriated funds shall be |
| 25 | expended for these purposes, and not less than 20 percent of the |
| 26 | appropriated funds shall be expended for peer-reviewed |
| 27 | investigator-initiated research grants. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |