| 1 | Representative Richardson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove lines 196-206 and insert: |
| 5 | (d) Expand the foundation of biomedical knowledge relating |
| 6 | to the deadly and most widespread acute, chronic, and |
| 7 | degenerative diseases and identify biomedical solutions |
| 8 | regarding health disparities that exist in relation to these |
| 9 | diseases. |
| 10 | (e)(c) Improve the quality of the state's academic health |
| 11 | centers by bringing the advances of biomedical research into the |
| 12 | training of physicians and other health care providers. |
| 13 | (f)(d) Increase the state's per capita funding for |
| 14 | research by undertaking new initiatives in public health and |
| 15 | biomedical research that will attract additional funding from |
| 16 | outside the state. |
| 17 | (g)(e) Stimulate economic activity in the state in areas |
| 18 | related to biomedical research, such as the research and |
| 19 | production of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical |
| 20 | devices. |