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Senate committee advances funding framework for UAMS to pursue NCI cancer‑center designation
Summary
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted to pass SB151, which creates a fund and reporting requirements to support the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s effort to secure National Cancer Institute designation; sponsors estimate a $10M annual state ask plus federal and philanthropic support.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee passed Senate Bill 151 to establish a funding mechanism and accountability requirements to help the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) seek National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation. Senator Missy Irvin, who carried the bill, described a legislative goal date of June 30, 2027, and said the measure requires semiannual reports on fund balances, administrative costs and progress toward designation.
Cam Patterson, chancellor of UAMS, told the committee the effort…
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