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| Public Act 098-0464 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by adding Section 2310-349 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-349 new) | ||||
Sec. 2310-349. The Childhood Cancer Research Board. | ||||
(a) The Childhood Cancer Research Board is created as an | ||||
advisory board within the Department. The Board shall consist | ||||
of 11 members as follows: 2 members appointed by the President | ||||
of the Senate; one member appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||||
the Senate; 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||
Representatives; one member appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||||
the House of Representatives; 2 members appointed by the | ||||
Governor, one of whom shall be designated as chair of the Board | ||||
at the time of appointment; and 2 members appointed by the | ||||
Director. The Director, or his or her designee, shall serve as | ||||
an ex officio member of the Board. Members appointed under this | ||||
Section shall be experts in pediatric cancer or members of the | ||||
General Assembly; however, no appointing authority may appoint | ||||
more than one member of the General Assembly to serve during | ||||
the same term. For the purposes of this Section, an "expert in | ||||
pediatric cancer" is defined as a physician or scientist who | ||
(i) holds a position of leadership in an internationally | ||
recognized program of pediatric cancer research at the time of | ||
his or her appointment, or (ii) is a fully tenured professor at | ||
an institution of higher education. In addition, an expert in | ||
pediatric cancer must possess at least one of the following | ||
qualifications: | ||
(1) a strong track record of publication; | ||
(2) participation in a federally-funded pediatric | ||
cancer research program; | ||
(3) a leadership role in a national cancer research | ||
society, including the American Society of Hematology, the | ||
American Association of Cancer Research, or the American | ||
Society of Clinical Oncology; and | ||
(4) participation in a National Cancer Institute or | ||
American Cancer Society study section. | ||
The Board members shall serve one 2-year term. If a vacancy | ||
occurs in the Board membership, the vacancy shall be filled in | ||
the same manner as the initial appointment. | ||
(b) Board members shall serve without compensation and | ||
shall not be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in
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performance of their duties unless funds become available to | ||
the Board. The Department shall provide staff and | ||
administrative support services to the Board. | ||
(c) The Board must review grant applications, make | ||
recommendations and comments, and consult with the Department | ||
of Public Health in making grants from amounts appropriated | ||
from the Childhood Cancer Research Fund to public or private | ||
not-for-profit entities for the purpose of conducting | ||
childhood cancer research in accordance with Section 6z-93 of | ||
the State Finance Act. | ||
(d) Grants shall be awarded to research projects that fall | ||
within the following categories: | ||
(1) understanding the basic biology of specific | ||
pediatric cancers using cellular and animal models; | ||
(2) pre-clinical studies that translate basic | ||
observations into novel diagnostics or therapeutic agents | ||
specific to pediatric cancer; or | ||
(3) support of Phase I clinical trials of new agents | ||
developed at Illinois institutions. | ||
(e) The Board shall make its recommendations to the | ||
Department no later than March 1 of the year after the | ||
application is received.
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