California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 2 - Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Medical Research Program

• Section 104500.
  (a)  (1) The Legislature finds that the efforts to reduce smoking in California have led to a drop in the consumption of tobacco. Although not on...
• Section 104505.
  The Legislature hereby requests the University of California to continue to administer a comprehensive grant program to support research efforts related to the prevention, causes,...
• Section 104510.
  For the purposes of this article:(a)  “Grantee” means any qualifying public, private, or nonprofit agency or individual including, but not limited to, colleges, universities, hospitals,...
• Section 104515.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the university establish a scientific advisory committee to provide advice to the president of the university as...
• Section 104520.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the university utilize peer review panels modeled upon the National Institutes of Health peer review process to...
• Section 104525.
  Research projects funded under this article may include, but are not limited to:(a)  Individual investigator-generated grants. These grants may be awarded to an institution on...
• Section 104530.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the university, as lead agency, do all of the following:(a) Provide overall direction and coordination of the program.(b) Provide...
• Section 104535.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that projects funded under this article be reimbursed for actual costs, including direct costs and indirect costs incurred...
• Section 104540.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that no more than 5 percent of the Research Account be used for the purposes of the administration...
• Section 104545.
  No provision of this article shall apply to the University of California unless the regents of the university, by resolution, make that provision so applicable.(Added...

Last modified: October 22, 2018