INDEPENDENT CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (“ICOC”) TO THE TO THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE (CIRM)
Organized Pursuant To The CALIFORNIA STEM CELL RESEARCH AND CURES ACT
OPEN SESSION
Call to Order.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call.
[Members of the Public will be invited to provide testimony before or during consideration of each agenda item. Speakers are asked to limit their testimony to three (3) minutes.]
CONSENT ITEMS
Approval of minutes from May 6, 2005 ICOC meeting.
REGULAR ITEMS
Consideration of adoption of NAS Medical and Ethical Standards as CIRM Interim Standards.
Chairman’s Report.
Consideration of Federal legislation – HR 810 (Castle/DeGette) and S 471 (Specter/Harkin); HR 1822 (Bono) and S 876 (Hatch/Feinstein); HR 1357 (Weldon) and S 658 (Brownback)
To be started during lunch (estimated time is 3 hours)
Pending Litigation: People’s Advocate v. Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee, Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. HG05206766 (Government Code section 11126, subdivision (e)).
Personnel: Search for President of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (Government Code section 11126, subdivision (a); Health & Safety Code section 125290.30(d)(3)(D)).
OPEN SESSION
Public report of any action taken, if necessary, during closed session.
Consideration of Standards Working Group members’ ability to apply for CIRM grants and direction to Subcommittee on alternates.
Consideration of Status report from Facilities Working Group Subcommittee.
Public comment. The Committee will accept public testimony on any matter under its jurisdiction that is not on the agenda, but the Committee cannot act on any such matter at this meeting.
Adjournment.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.
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