HF 2663 (LSB 5735YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2663

BY  BAETH, LEVIN, WILBURN, TUREK, B. MEYER, JACOBY, CROKEN, BROWN-POWERS, RAMIREZ, GJERDE, KRESSIG, WICHTENDAHL, EHLERT, MATSON, and MADISON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to cancer research, and making appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  STATE BOARD OF REGENTS.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   To support a study at the state university of Iowa on the underlying causes of cancer rates in this state, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
   ...................................................................... $  2,000,000
    Sec. 2.  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   To award grants to public or private entities to support clinical cancer research and programs to increase access to clinical cancer research trials for residents of this state:
   ...................................................................... $  3,000,000

   The department of health and human services may utilize up to five percent of the moneys appropriated in this section for administrative costs associated with awarding grants under this section.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill appropriates moneys for FY 2026-2027 from the general fund of the state to the state board of regents to support a study at the state university of Iowa on the underlying causes of cancer rates in Iowa, and to the department of health and human services to award grants to public or private entities to support clinical cancer research and programs to increase access to clinical cancer research trials for Iowa residents.