HF 2758 (LSB 5075HZ (1) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2758

BY  COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2310)
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2057)

A BILL FOR

An Act providing a standing appropriation to the state board of regents for pediatric cancer research at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  135.196  Pediatric cancer research —— appropriation.
   For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and for each fiscal year thereafter, there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the state board of regents an amount equal to one dollar per resident of the state on July 1 of the same fiscal year, based on the most recent annual population estimate issued by the United States census bureau, not to exceed three million dollars per fiscal year, to be used for pediatric cancer research including but not limited to laboratory research and clinical trials at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics. Moneys appropriated under this section shall not be used for administrative or overhead costs, or activities not directly related to pediatric cancer research. The state board of regents shall submit an annual report to the governor and the general assembly by October 1 detailing how the appropriated moneys were used in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides a standing appropriation from the general fund of the state to the state board of regents (regents) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter in an amount equal to $1 per Iowa resident, based on the most recent annual population estimate by the United States census bureau, not to exceed $3 million per fiscal year. The bill provides that the moneys are to be used for pediatric cancer research, including laboratory research and clinical trials at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics. The moneys are not to be used for administrative or overhead costs and unrelated activities.
   The bill requires the regents to submit an annual report to the governor and the general assembly detailing how the moneys were used in the immediately preceding fiscal year.