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"(l)Make recommendations for state policy 
regarding stem cells derived from embryos created 
solely for research purposes; 
(2) evaluate whether there should be 
written informed consent requirements for 
prospective donors of embryonic stem cells derived 
from embryos created during infertility treatment; 
(3) study constitutional, ethical, and policy 
issues with respect to whether the state should 
regulate or prohibit commerce in embryos or stem 
cells; 
(4) (i) determine what stem cell research is 
already being done in the state by private companies 
and academic institutions; and 
(ii) evaluate how these companies and 
institutions are regulating themselves when doing 
stem cell research; 
(5) determine the effect on Maryland 
businesses and institutions of Federal restrictions 
that limit federally funded research and development 
to existing cell lines on stem cell research; 
(6) analyze the roles of, and 
interrelationship between, federal and state 
oversight of stem cell research; and 
(7) review any other matter relating to stem 
cell research that the task force considers necessary 
and proper.”®® 
5. Public Funding or Tax Credits for 
Stem Cell Research 
States have also proposed bills allowing for or prohibiting the 
granting of state funds for stem cell research. California’s proposed 
“Biomedical Research and Development Act of 2004" would award 
grants or loans to public or private institutions conducting research 
in stem cell biology. ®® To be eligible for funding, all research projects 
must be reviewed and approved by an institutional review board. 
The states of Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and Nebraska 
have gone the opposite direction and introduced bills specifically 
prohibiting the use of state money or tax credits for stem cell 
MDHB 1171. 
CA SB 778. 
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