Consortium Comprehensive Cancer Center Advisory Board; established, report.
Summary
Establishes as an independent advisory board in state government an 11-member Consortium Comprehensive Cancer Center Advisory Board, consisting of the President of Virginia Commonwealth University or his designee, the Vice President for Health Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University or his designee, the President of the University of Virginia or his designee, the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of Virginia or his designee, one representative of Eastern Virginia Medical School, one representative of Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, and five other nonlegislative citizen members, to study the requirements for designation as a consortium Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute and make recommendations to Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia relating to the process for establishing a joint National Cancer Institute-designated consortium Comprehensive Cancer Center, including recommendations relating to a joint leadership structure, research integration, and programmatic integration. The provisions of the bill sunset on July 1, 2022.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Last action Feb 19, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19101696D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
S. Chris Jones
RRepublican
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