(1) The pediatric cancer research trust fund is hereby created as a separate trust fund. The fund shall be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. (2) The fund shall receive amounts collected from the income tax checkoff created in KRS 141.445, and any other proceeds from grants, contributions, appropriations, or other moneys made available for the purposes of this fund. (3) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, trust fund amounts not expended at the close of a fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. (4) Any interest earned on moneys in the trust fund shall become a part of the trust fund and shall not lapse. (5) Trust fund moneys shall be used to support pediatric cancer research and treatment for Kentucky patients. Funds shall be administered and distributed by the Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund Board established by KRS 211.596 for the purposes directed in this section and KRS 211.596 and 211.597. (6) Moneys transferred to the trust fund pursuant to KRS 141.445 are hereby appropriated for the purposes set forth in KRS 211.597.
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