| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to biomedical research; amending s. |
| 3 | 215.5602, F.S.; deleting provisions that specify amounts |
| 4 | of revenue to be appropriated to the James and Esther King |
| 5 | Biomedical Research Program, the William G. "Bill" |
| 6 | Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program, |
| 7 | and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research |
| 8 | Institute; amending s. 381.922, F.S.; conforming a |
| 9 | reference; 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) From funds appropriated to accomplish the goals of |
| 18 | this section, up to $250,000 shall be available for the |
| 19 | operating costs of the Florida Center for Universal Research to |
| 20 | Eradicate Disease. Beginning in the 2010-2011 fiscal year and |
| 21 | thereafter, $50 million from the revenue deposited into the |
| 22 | Health Care Trust Fund pursuant to ss. 210.011(9) and 210.276(7) |
| 23 | shall be reserved for research of tobacco-related or cancer- |
| 24 | related illnesses. Of the revenue deposited in the Health Care |
| 25 | Trust Fund pursuant to this section, $50 million shall be |
| 26 | transferred to the Biomedical Research Trust Fund within the |
| 27 | Department of Health. Subject to annual appropriations in the |
| 28 | General Appropriations Act, $20 million shall be appropriated to |
| 29 | the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program, $20 |
| 30 | million shall be appropriated to the William G. "Bill" Bankhead, |
| 31 | Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program created under s. |
| 32 | 381.922, and $10 million shall be appropriated to the H. Lee |
| 33 | Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute established under |
| 34 | s. 1004.43. |
| 35 | Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 381.922, Florida |
| 36 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 37 | 381.922 William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley |
| 38 | Cancer Research Program.- |
| 39 | (5) The William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley |
| 40 | Cancer Research Program is funded pursuant to s. 215.5602(12). |
| 41 | Funds appropriated for the William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and |
| 42 | David Coley Cancer Research Program shall be distributed |
| 43 | pursuant to this section to provide grants to researchers |
| 44 | seeking cures for cancer and cancer-related illnesses, with |
| 45 | emphasis given to the goals enumerated in this section. From the |
| 46 | total funds appropriated, an amount of up to 10 percent may be |
| 47 | used for administrative expenses. From funds appropriated to |
| 48 | accomplish the goals of this section, up to $250,000 shall be |
| 49 | available for the operating costs of the Florida Center for |
| 50 | Universal Research to Eradicate Disease. |
| 51 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |