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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135M.1 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND
1 2 INTENT.
1 3 1. The general assembly finds that every year, thousands
1 4 of Americans sustain spinal cord injuries, the major cause of
1 5 which is motor vehicle accidents.
1 6 2. The general assembly also finds that because of
1 7 advances in research, spinal cord injuries that were once
1 8 thought to be nonreversible may be reversed with regenerative
1 9 therapies, and the objective of current research is no longer
1 10 merely rehabilitation, but a cure.
1 11 3. It is the intent of the general assembly to provide an
1 12 ongoing source of funding for research to accelerate the
1 13 discovery of a cure for spinal cord injuries.
1 14 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 135M.2 IOWA SPINAL CORD RESEARCH
1 15 TRUST FUND CREATED.
1 16 1. The Iowa spinal cord research trust fund is created in
1 17 the state treasury under the authority of the treasurer of
1 18 state. Moneys received through the surcharge on motor vehicle
1 19 violations pursuant to section 135M.4 shall be deposited in
1 20 the trust fund.
1 21 2. Moneys deposited in the trust fund shall be used only
1 22 for the purposes of the Iowa spinal cord injury research
1 23 program as specified in this chapter.
1 24 3. The moneys in the trust fund shall not be considered
1 25 revenue of the state, but rather shall be funds of the Iowa
1 26 spinal cord research program. The moneys deposited in the
1 27 trust fund are not subject to section 8.33 and shall not be
1 28 transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise
1 29 encumbered, except to provide for the purposes of this
1 30 chapter. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2,
1 31 interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the trust fund
1 32 shall be credited to the trust fund.
1 33 4. The treasurer of state shall provide a quarterly report
1 34 of trust fund activities and balances to the Iowa spinal cord
1 35 research program board.
2 1 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 135M.3 IOWA SPINAL CORD RESEARCH
2 2 PROGRAM BOARD – MEMBERSHIP – DUTIES.
2 3 1. The Iowa spinal cord research program board is created
2 4 to provide for the administration of the Iowa spinal cord
2 5 research trust fund created in section 135M.2.
2 6 2. The members of the board shall include all of the
2 7 following:
2 8 a. Two individuals representing the state university of
2 9 Iowa and two individuals representing Iowa state university of
2 10 science and technology who have expertise in neuroscience,
2 11 neurology, neurosurgery, or neuropharmacology, selected by the
2 12 dean of the respective university.
2 13 b. Six members of the public appointed by the governor and
2 14 subject to confirmation by the senate. The public members
2 15 shall have knowledge about spinal cord injury, and shall
2 16 include at least one individual with a spinal cord injury.
2 17 c. A licensed physician with professional experience with
2 18 spinal cord injury, selected by the Iowa medical society and
2 19 the Iowa osteopathic medical society.
2 20 d. A licensed physician or researcher with expertise in
2 21 spinal cord injury, selected by the Iowa chiropractic society.
2 22 3. Members appointed by the governor shall serve three-
2 23 year staggered terms as designated by the governor. The
2 24 filling of positions reserved for the public members,
2 25 vacancies, membership terms, and removal of the members are
2 26 governed by chapter 69.
2 27 4. The members shall select a chairperson on an annual
2 28 basis from among the membership of the board. A majority of
2 29 the board shall constitute a quorum. The board may recruit
2 30 scientists and clinicians with expertise in spinal cord
2 31 injuries to constitute an advisory panel to review grant
2 32 applications and make recommendations to the board.
2 33 5. The board shall meet at least once annually, and may
2 34 meet more frequently upon the call of the chairperson.
2 35 6. The Iowa department of public health shall act as
3 1 support staff to the board.
3 2 7. The board shall do all of the following:
3 3 a. Solicit and review applications from public and private
3 4 entities and organizations and qualified research institutions
3 5 which have the goal of finding a cure for spinal cord injuries
3 6 and which are located in the state for grants of money from
3 7 funds deposited in the Iowa spinal cord research trust fund.
3 8 b. Approve research grants funded through the Iowa spinal
3 9 cord research trust fund.
3 10 c. Apportion funds to qualifying research entities to
3 11 finance approved research projects.
3 12 d. Submit an annual report to the governor and the general
3 13 assembly by January 31 regarding the status of the moneys
3 14 awarded for research and the results of research efforts.
3 15 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 135M.4 MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATION
3 16 SURCHARGE.
3 17 1. A motor vehicle violation surcharge shall be levied
3 18 against certain violators as provided in this section.
3 19 Notwithstanding section 805.12, the surcharge amounts
3 20 collected under this section shall be deposited in the Iowa
3 21 spinal cord research trust fund created in section 135M.2.
3 22 2. The motor vehicle violation surcharge shall be levied,
3 23 in addition to any other amounts levied, for all violations
3 24 described in section 805.8A, subsections 5, 6, 7, and 8, and
3 25 subsection 14, paragraph "c", in the amount of ten dollars.
3 26 Sec. 5. Section 805.8, subsection 1, Code 2003, is amended
3 27 to read as follows:
3 28 1. APPLICATION. Except as otherwise indicated, violations
3 29 of sections of the Code specified in sections 805.8A, 805.8B,
3 30 and 805.8C are scheduled violations, and the scheduled fine
3 31 for each of those violations is as provided in those sections,
3 32 whether the violation is of state law or of a county or city
3 33 ordinance. The criminal penalty surcharge required by section
3 34 911.2 and the motor vehicle violation surcharge required by
3 35 section 135M.4 shall be added to the scheduled fine.
4 1 EXPLANATION
4 2 This bill creates an Iowa spinal cord research program,
4 3 including a spinal cord research trust fund and a spinal cord
4 4 research program board.
4 5 The bill creates an Iowa spinal cord research trust fund
4 6 into which moneys received through the surcharge placed on
4 7 motor vehicle violations pursuant to the bill are to be
4 8 deposited. The moneys in the trust fund are to be used only
4 9 for the purposes of the Iowa spinal cord injury research
4 10 program. The bill directs the treasurer of state to provide a
4 11 quarterly report of trust fund activities and balances to the
4 12 Iowa spinal cord injury research program board.
4 13 The bill creates an Iowa spinal cord research program board
4 14 composed of two individuals representing the university of
4 15 Iowa and two individuals representing Iowa state university
4 16 who have expertise in neuroscience, neurology, neurosurgery,
4 17 or neuropharmacology, selected by the dean of the respective
4 18 university; six members of the public appointed by the
4 19 governor and subject to confirmation by the senate; a licensed
4 20 physician with professional experience with spinal cord
4 21 injury, selected by the Iowa medical society and the Iowa
4 22 osteopathic medical society; and a licensed physician or
4 23 researcher with expertise in spinal cord injury, selected by
4 24 the Iowa chiropractic society. The public members are to have
4 25 knowledge about spinal cord injury, and shall include at least
4 26 one individual with a spinal cord injury. The bill specifies
4 27 the duties of the board, including that the board is to
4 28 solicit and review applications for grants to public and
4 29 private entities and organizations and qualified research
4 30 institutions which have the goal of finding a cure for spinal
4 31 cord injuries; approve grants; apportion funds to finance
4 32 research projects; and submit annual reports to the governor
4 33 and the general assembly regarding the status of the moneys
4 34 awarded for research and the results of research efforts.
4 35 The bill establishes a motor vehicle violation surcharge of
5 1 $10 for certain moving motor vehicle violations. The
5 2 surcharge moneys collected are to be deposited in the Iowa
5 3 spinal cord research trust fund.
5 4 LSB 5396SV 80
5 5 pf/pj/5
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