Petition of Philip R. Lee, MD, and Charles Halpern, JD, to the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine

[ see also the Appendix: Proposed Regulation #1 - Standards of Ethical Conduct, Lee-Halpern Memorandum in support, the Lee-Halpern press release, and CGS's Feb. 16 press release and Feb. 28 press release ]

Filed pursuant to Government Code Sections 11340.6 and 11340.7.

The Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee (hereafter "ICOC") has the duty to consider each of the requested regulations, and the authority to hold hearings and adopt them, under Sec. 125290.40(j) of the Health and Safety Code, Division 106, Part 5, Chapter 3, and the Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code Sections 11340.6 and 11340.7. Its written response to the Petition must be rendered within thirty days of the date of filing.

We, Philip R. Lee, MD, and Charles Halpern, JD, citizens and taxpayers in the state of California, hereby petition the ICOC to set a date for a public hearing on the following proposed regulations

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STANDARDS

1. The Chair, Vice-Chair, Acting President, President, and employees of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (hereafter "CIRM"), shall be subject to the attached Standards of Ethical Conduct...