89R7298 MPF-D
By: Raymond H.J.R. No. 90
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the
establishment of the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Institute
of Texas, establishing the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Fund
to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in this state, and
transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 68 to read as follows:
Sec. 68. (a) The legislature shall establish the
Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to:
(1) award grants to institutions of learning, advanced
medical research facilities, public or private persons, and
collaboratives in this state to provide money for:
(A) research into the causes of, means of
prevention of, and treatment and rehabilitation for Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders;
(B) research, including translational research,
to develop therapies, protocols, medical pharmaceuticals, or
procedures for the substantial mitigation of the symptoms of
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;
(C) facilities, equipment, supplies, salaries,
benefits, and other costs related to research on Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders; and
(D) prevention programs and strategies to
mitigate the detrimental health impacts of Alzheimer's disease and
related disorders;
(2) support institutions of learning and advanced
medical research facilities and collaboratives in this state in all
stages of:
(A) discovering the causes of Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders;
(B) developing therapies, protocols, medical
pharmaceuticals, or procedures for the substantial mitigation of
the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders from
laboratory research to clinical trials; and
(C) developing programs to address access to
advanced treatment for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;
and
(3) establish the appropriate standards and oversight
bodies to ensure the proper use of funding authorized under this
section, including facilities development.
(b) The members of the governing body and any other
decision-making body of the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research
Institute of Texas may serve six-year terms.
(c) The Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Fund is
established as a special fund in the state treasury outside the
general revenue fund to be administered by the Alzheimer's
Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
(c-1) On January 1, 2026, the comptroller shall transfer $3
billion from this state's general revenue fund to the Alzheimer's
Prevention and Research Fund. The transfer made under this
subsection is not an appropriation of state tax revenues for the
purposes of Section 22, Article VIII, of this constitution. This
subsection expires January 1, 2029.
(d) The Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Fund consists
of:
(1) money transferred to the fund under this section;
(2) money the legislature appropriates, credits, or
transfers to the fund;
(3) gifts and grants, including grants from the
federal government, and other donations received for the fund;
(4) patent, royalty, and license fees and other income
received under a contract executed by the Alzheimer's Prevention
and Research Institute of Texas; and
(5) investment earnings and interest earned on amounts
credited to the fund.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
constitution, the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Institute of
Texas, as established by general law, may use money in the
Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Fund only for the purpose of
funding:
(1) grants for research on Alzheimer's disease and
related disorders, research facilities, and research opportunities
in this state:
(A) for the prevention, treatment, and
rehabilitation of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and the
mitigation of the incidence of and detrimental health impacts from
the disease and disorders; and
(B) to develop therapies, protocols, medical
pharmaceuticals, or procedures for the substantial mitigation of
the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;
(2) the purchase, construction, or renovation,
subject to the institute's approval, of facilities by or on behalf
of a state agency or grant recipient; and
(3) the institute's operation.
(f) Before the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research
Institute of Texas may award a grant authorized under this section,
the grant recipient must have available an unexpended amount of
money equal to one-half of the grant amount dedicated to the
research specified in the grant proposal.
(g) The reasonable expenses of managing the assets of the
Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Fund shall be paid from the
fund.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the
establishment of the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Institute
of Texas, establishing the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Fund
to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in this state, and
transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue."