(a) The University of California may accept public and private funds for the purpose of implementing this article.
(b) The Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Any fees collected pursuant to Section 103625 shall be deposited into the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of this article.
(c) The fund may include additional federal, state, and private funds made available for purposes of the program, including, but not limited to, the fees collected for the fund pursuant to Section 103625, and, notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, any interest earned on moneys in the fund.
(d) (1) Funds shall be appropriated for the purposes of this article to the extent the plan the University of California is requested to develop pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1627 and the implementation of the plan are consistent with the goals and intent of this article.
(2) In the event that funds are not appropriated for the program as described in this article, it is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California shall not implement the program.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 529, Sec. 3. (AB 52) Effective September 29, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 1630.)