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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of funds for the Cancer Prevention and |
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Research Institute of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 102, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 102.201(d) to read as follows: |
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Sec. 102.201. CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH FUND. (a) The |
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cancer prevention and research fund is a dedicated account in the |
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general revenue fund. |
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(b) The cancer prevention and research fund consists of: |
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(1) appropriations of money to the fund by the |
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legislature, except that the appropriated money may not include the |
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proceeds from the issuance of bonds authorized by Section 67, |
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Article III, Texas Constitution; |
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(2) gifts, grants, including grants from the federal |
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government, and other donations received for the fund; and |
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(3) interest earned on the investment of money in the |
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fund. |
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(c) The fund may be used only to pay for: |
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(1) grants for cancer research and for cancer research |
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facilities in this state to realize therapies, protocols, and |
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medical procedures for the cure or substantial mitigation of all |
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types of cancer in humans; |
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(2) the purchase, subject to approval by the |
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institute, of laboratory facilities by or on behalf of a state |
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agency or grant recipient; |
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(3) grants to public or private persons to implement |
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the Texas Cancer Plan; |
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(4) the operation of the institute; |
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(5) grants for cancer prevention and control programs |
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in this state to mitigate the incidence of all types of cancer in |
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humans; and |
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(6) debt service on bonds issued as authorized by |
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Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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(d) Not less than 25 percent of the fund shall go to cancer |
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prevention efforts. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |