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Senate Bill S5970

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the Center for Autoimmune and Blood Disorder Research

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2025-S5970 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6096
2021-2022: S5636
2023-2024: S7190

2025-S5970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2025-S5970 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5970
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. Center for  Autoimmune  and  Blood  Disorder  Research.  1.
 There  shall  be  established a Center for Autoimmune and Blood Disorder
 Research (CABDR) at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The  CABDR  shall
 allow  for  collaborations  amongst  medical  professionals  to  provide
 insights and approaches to understanding autoimmune and  blood  disorder
 diseases  and improving treatment methods. The CABDR shall specialize in
 research on, but not limited to, sickle cell disease, lupus, and celiac.
   2. The CABDR shall conduct, but not limited to,  basic  and  clinical,
 social,   translation,  technological,  epidemiological  and  behavioral
 research on autoimmune and blood disorder diseases.
   3. There shall be an administrative director responsible  for  coordi-
 nating the research activities amongst the medical professionals as well
 as preparing and submitting grants.
   4. In addition to the funding received pursuant to this act, the CABDR
 shall  apply for funding through philanthropic sources earmarked for the
 development of new treatment methods at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
   5. Funds appropriated pursuant  to  this  act  shall  be  administered
 through the SUNY Downstate Medical Center finance division, specifically
 the office of research administration.
   §  2. The sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000), or so much
 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to  the  Center  for
 Autoimmune  and  Blood  Disorder Research out of any moneys in the state
 treasury in the general  fund  to  the  credit  of  the  state  purposes
 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.
                                                            LBD10564-01-5

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