HB583 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Elaine Beech

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

TJ Atchison Spinal Cord Injury Research Act, Spinal Cord Injury Research Program, established, members, operations, duties, Department of Public Safety impose fines to fund program

Description

This bill would be known as the TJ Atchison Spinal Cord Injury Research Act.

This bill would provide legislative findings.

This bill would create the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program to promote spinal cord research in Alabama with a focus on discovering a cure for spinal cord injuries.

This bill would appoint the director within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to be responsible for administering and awarding grants for spinal cord injury research.

This bill would provide funding for the program by imposing additional fees for certain traffic offenses.

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Subjects

Health