California Senate Bill SB143 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 143INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Rubio JANUARY 31, 2011 An act to amend Section 439.902 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 143, as introduced, Rubio. Health research: women and minority groups. Existing law requires, on or before June 30, 1992, state agencies to adopt, and provides that it is the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California adopt, policies based on a specified publication so that women and members of minority groups are appropriately included as subjects of health research projects carried out by state agencies or University of California researchers. Existing law requires, on or before September 30, 1992, state agencies and the University of California to transmit to the Legislature copies of the policies adopted pursuant to this provision. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 439.902 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 439.902. (a) On or before June 30, 1992, state agencies shall adopt, and it is the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California adopt, policies based on the publication "NIH/ADHMA Policy Concerning Inclusion of Women in Study Populations," so that women and members of minority groups are appropriately included as  subjects of   participants in  health research projects  carried out   conducted  by state agencies or University of California researchers. The review of research proposals funded by state agencies or the University of California should include consideration of the appropriateness of the composition of research populations. (b) On or before September 30, 1992, state agencies and the University of California shall transmit to the Legislature copies of the policies adopted pursuant to this section, along with copies of the specific procedures put in place to carry out those policies.