SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS WORKING GROUP
TO THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE (CIRM)

Organized Pursuant To The
CALIFORNIA STEM CELL RESEARCH AND CURES ACT

Date: May 3, 2006

Time: 8:30 AM – 6 PM

Location:

OPEN SESSION 

1. Welcome
2. Call to Order
3. Roll Call.

CONSENT ITEMS

4. Approval of Meeting Minutes from January 30-31, 2006

REGULAR ITEMS

5. CIRM Staff Progress Report Including but not limited to:
   1. Status of Regulations Governing the Use of Human Tissue in CIRM-Funded Research
   2. Summary of Public Comment
   3. Rulemaking Process Review
6. Consideration of Public Comments on OAL-Noticed MES Regulations
   1. Summary of MES Regulations
   2. Summary of Major Comments & Recommendations on the CIRM MES Regulations
      See supporting documentation
   3. Summary of Original Basis for CIRM MES Regulations
   4. Section 100085: Use of Fetal Tissue

   The Standards Working Group encourages public participation and comment. Public comment will be invited after any substantive revision of the draft CIRM regulations is proposed by the Working Group members, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.

7. Consideration of revisions to CIRM MES Regulations for Submission to the Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee.
   1. Section 100070: SCRO Review and Notification/Recommended Revisions
8. 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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