Florida Senate - 2025                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1800
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/10/2025           .                                
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       The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
       (Calatayud) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 40 - 69
    4  and insert:
    5  shall be composed of public and private universities and
    6  academic medical centers. The purpose of the consortium is to
    7  conduct rigorous scientific research and disseminate such
    8  research.
    9         (b) The Parkinson’s Disease Research Board is established
   10  to direct the operations of the consortium. The board shall be
   11  composed of members representing each participating university
   12  or academic medical center, appointed by the president or chief
   13  executive officer, respectively, of each participating
   14  university or academic medical center. Board members must,
   15  collectively, have experience in a variety of scientific fields,
   16  including, but not limited to, neurology, psychology, nutrition,
   17  and genetics. Members shall be appointed to 4-year terms and may
   18  be reappointed to serve additional terms. The chair shall be
   19  elected by the board from among its members to serve a 2-year
   20  term. The board shall meet at least semiannually at the call of
   21  the chair or, in his or her absence or incapacity, the vice
   22  chair. Four members constitute a quorum. A majority vote of the
   23  members present is required for all actions of the board. The
   24  board may prescribe, amend, and repeal a charter governing the
   25  manner in which it conducts its business. Board members shall
   26  serve without compensation, but are entitled to receive
   27  reimbursement for travel expenses by the consortium or the
   28  organization he or she represents in accordance with s. 112.061.
   29         (c) The consortium shall be administered by a director, who
   30  shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the board.
   31  The director shall, subject to the approval of the board:
   32         1. Propose a budget for the consortium.
   33         2. Foster the collaboration of scientists, researchers, and
   34  other appropriate personnel in accordance with the consortium’s
   35  charter.
   36         3. Engage individuals in public and private university and
   37  academic medical center
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   39  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   40  And the title is amended as follows:
   41         Delete lines 8 - 10
   42  and insert:
   43         membership and duties of the board; requiring the
   44         board to direct the operations of the consortium;
   45         providing