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Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act of 1999
This law gives the University of California $5 million from the state General Fund for spinal cord injury research and allows it to deposit Proposition 14 funds into a special fund if those funds are used for such projects.
What This Bill Does
- Appropriates $5,000,000 from the state General Fund to the University of California's spinal cord injury research fund.
- Requires spending this money at a rate of $1,000,000 per year starting in fiscal year 2026–27, without regard to specific fiscal years.
- Allows the University of California to deposit Proposition 14 funds into its spinal cord injury research fund if those funds are obtained for such projects.
- Declares that this law takes effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who It Names or Affects
- The University of California
- Researchers studying spinal cord injuries
Terms To Know
- General Fund
- The main account where the state keeps money from taxes to pay for government services.
- Proposition 14
- A voter-approved measure that authorizes the state to sell bonds primarily for stem cell research and new medical treatments.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify which exact research projects will receive the money.
- It is unclear if Proposition 14 funding will actually be obtained for spinal cord injury projects in this time period.