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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Alzheimer's Research Collaborative |
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of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 102, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 102.157 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 102.157. OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE |
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DISEASES. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Committee" means the Oversight Committee for |
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Neurodegenerative Diseases. |
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(2) "Nationally designated" means a designation from |
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the National Institute on Aging. |
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(3) "Research collaborative" means the Alzheimer's |
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Research Collaborative of Texas. |
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(b) The Oversight Committee for Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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is the governing body of the Alzheimer's Research Collaborative of |
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Texas. The committee is composed of the following eight members: |
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(1) four members appointed by the lieutenant governor; |
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and |
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(2) four members appointed by the speaker of the house |
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of representatives. |
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(c) In making appointments to the committee, the lieutenant |
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governor and the speaker of the house of representatives must each |
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appoint: |
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(1) three members who are physicians or scientists |
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with extensive experience in the field of Alzheimer's disease and |
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neurology; and |
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(2) one member of the public. |
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(d) From each group of appointees under Subsection (c)(1), |
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one appointee must represent a nationally designated Alzheimer's |
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Disease Research Center and shall serve as co-chair of the |
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committee. |
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(e) A member of the committee serves at the will of the |
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official who appointed the member. |
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(f) The research collaborative is established to support |
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Alzheimer's disease research described by Subsection (h). The |
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committee shall oversee the review processes and related procedures |
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of the collaborative. |
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(g) The committee shall establish standards and hire |
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personnel as necessary to ensure the proper use of funds authorized |
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for Alzheimer's disease research, facilities development, and |
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caregiver resources consistent with the powers and duties described |
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under Section 102.051. |
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(h) The committee shall establish criteria for the research |
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collaborative to support institutions of learning and advanced |
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medical research facilities and collaborations in this state in all |
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stages of finding the causes of Alzheimer's disease and other |
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neurodegenerative diseases in humans and developing cures, from |
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laboratory research to clinical trials, including programs to |
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address the problem of access to advanced treatment for Alzheimer's |
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disease. |
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(i) The committee shall establish criteria for prioritizing |
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its review of applications for grants to: |
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(1) academic medical centers; |
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(2) medical research facilities; and |
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(3) collaborations with a nationally designated |
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Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |