Appropriates money to establish a Pediatric Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplant Program. (BDR S-124)

SB 228 appropriates $12.5 million from the State General Fund to the Cure 4 The Kids Foundation to establish and operate a Pediatric Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplant Program. The funds cover infrastructure/equipment ($7 million), costs for the first five transplants ($2.5 million), and two years of operational expenses ($3.5 million for 2025-26 and $3 million for 2026-27). The bill requires the foundation to submit annual expenditure reports to the Interim Finance Committee and allow legislative audits of program funds. This program directly serves children in the state requiring stem cell or bone marrow transplants, with all funds required to be spent or reverted to the state by September 2027.