IOWA CITY, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) – Legislation to fund pediatric cancer research passed unanimously out of an Iowa House subcommittee Thursday after lawmakers heard from families whose children have undergone treatments for cancers like leukemia and osteosarcoma.
House File 2057 would establish a standing funding stream to the Iowa Board of Regents for pediatric cancer research at the University of Iowa and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, measured at $1 per Iowa resident but not to exceed $3 million.
Funds would be barred from use for administrative or other unrelated costs, the bill stated, and the board would be required to submit an annual report on how money was used…