HJR90 - 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.

  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."