Bill > S7072

Introduced Session

An act relating to cancer funding; amending s. 381.915, F.S.; revising the purpose of the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program; revising duties of the Department of Health under the program; creating the Cancer Connect Collaborative, a council, within the department for a specified purpose; authorizing the collaborative to make certain recommendations on state policy relating to cancer research or treatment; providing for membership and meetings of the collaborative; requiring the collaborative to develop a long-range comprehensive plan for the program; requiring the collaborative to solicit input from certain stakeholders in the development of the plan; requiring the collaborative to submit the plan to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; specifying required components of the plan; requiring the department to provide administrative support and staff to the collaborative; requiring the collaborative to advise the department on the awarding of grants issued through the Cancer Innovation Fund; requiring the collaborative to review grant applications and make recommendations to the department for awarding grants upon the appropriation of funds to the fund; requiring the department to make the final grant allocation award; requiring the collaborative to prioritize certain applications for grant funding; revising the frequency with which the department, in conjunction with participating cancer centers, must submit a specified report to the Cancer Control and Research Advisory Council and the collaborative; requiring the department to submit the report, and any equivalent independent reports, to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date each year; revising requirements of such reports; beginning on a specified date, requiring that each allocation agreement issued by the department relating to certain cancer center payments include specified elements; amending s. 1004.435, F.S.; revising the membership of the Florida Cancer Control and Research Advisory Council; revising quorum requirements for council actions; providing an effective date.

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Chapter No. 2024-247, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7078 (Ch. 2024-248), CS/CS/CS/SB 1582 (Ch. 2024-246) (on 06/19/2024)

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