Bill Text: NY S07190 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the Center for Autoimmune and Blood Disorder Research; allows for collaboration among medical professionals to provide insights and approaches to understanding autoimmune and blood disorder diseases and improving treatment methods; makes an appropriation therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S07190 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S07190-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7190

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 18, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

        AN ACT to  establish  the  Center  for  Autoimmune  and  Blood  Disorder
          Research at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center; and making an appropri-
          ation therefor

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Center for  Autoimmune  and  Blood  Disorder  Research.  1.
     2  There  shall  be  established a Center for Autoimmune and Blood Disorder
     3  Research (CABDR) at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The  CABDR  shall
     4  allow  for  collaborations  amongst  medical  professionals  to  provide
     5  insights and approaches to understanding autoimmune and  blood  disorder
     6  diseases  and improving treatment methods. The CABDR shall specialize in
     7  research on, but not limited to, sickle cell disease, lupus, and celiac.
     8    2. The CABDR shall conduct, but not limited to,  basic  and  clinical,
     9  social,   translation,  technological,  epidemiological  and  behavioral
    10  research on autoimmune and blood disorder diseases.
    11    3. There shall be an administrative director responsible  for  coordi-
    12  nating the research activities amongst the medical professionals as well
    13  as preparing and submitting grants.
    14    4. In addition to the funding received pursuant to this act, the CABDR
    15  shall  apply for funding through philanthropic sources earmarked for the
    16  development of new treatment methods at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
    17    5. Funds appropriated pursuant  to  this  act  shall  be  administered
    18  through the SUNY Downstate Medical Center finance division, specifically
    19  the office of research administration.
    20    §  2. The sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000), or so much
    21  thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to  the  Center  for
    22  Autoimmune  and  Blood  Disorder Research out of any moneys in the state
    23  treasury in the general  fund  to  the  credit  of  the  state  purposes
    24  account, not otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08039-01-3
        S. 7190                             2

     1  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the provisions of this act. Such moneys
     2  shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers
     3  certified or approved by  the  commissioner  of  health  in  the  manner
     4  prescribed by law.
     5    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.