| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to biomedical research; amending s. |
| 3 | 215.5602, F.S.; revising an annual appropriation to the |
| 4 | Biomedical Research Trust Fund to fund the James and |
| 5 | Esther King Biomedical Research Program; amending s. |
| 6 | 381.922, F.S.; revising an annual appropriation to the |
| 7 | Biomedical Research Trust Fund to fund the William G. |
| 8 | "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research |
| 9 | Program; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsection (12) of section 215.5602, Florida |
| 14 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 15 | 215.5602 James and Esther King Biomedical Research |
| 16 | Program.-- |
| 17 | (12) For the 2008-2009 Beginning in fiscal year and each |
| 18 | fiscal year thereafter 2006-2007, the sum of $5,760,000 $6 |
| 19 | million is appropriated annually from recurring funds in the |
| 20 | General Revenue Fund to the Biomedical Research Trust Fund |
| 21 | within the Department of Health for purposes of the James and |
| 22 | Esther King Biomedical Research Program pursuant to this |
| 23 | section. From these funds up to $250,000 shall be available for |
| 24 | the operating costs of the Florida Center for Universal Research |
| 25 | to Eradicate Disease. |
| 26 | Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 381.922, Florida |
| 27 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 28 | 381.922 William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley |
| 29 | Cancer Research Program.-- |
| 30 | (5) For the 2008-2009 Beginning in fiscal year and each |
| 31 | fiscal year thereafter 2006-2007, the sum of $8,640,000 $9 |
| 32 | million is appropriated annually from recurring funds in the |
| 33 | General Revenue Fund to the Biomedical Research Trust Fund |
| 34 | within the Department of Health for purposes of the William G. |
| 35 | "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program |
| 36 | and shall be distributed pursuant to this section to provide |
| 37 | grants to researchers seeking cures for cancer, with emphasis |
| 38 | given to the goals enumerated in s. 381.921. From the total |
| 39 | funds appropriated, an amount of up to 10 percent may be used |
| 40 | for administrative expenses. |
| 41 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |