Section 5634 - Responsibilities of the board(a) The board shall have the power to prescribe, amend and repeal bylaws governing the manner in which the business of the board is conducted.(b) The board shall advise the secretary with respect to cancer control, prevention and research in Pennsylvania.(c) The board shall approve each year a program for cancer control, prevention and research to be known as the "Pennsylvania Cancer Plan."(d) In order to implement in whole or in part the Pennsylvania Cancer Plan, the board shall recommend to the secretary the awarding of grants and contracts to qualified associations, nonprofit organizations or governmental agencies in order to plan, establish or conduct programs in cancer control or prevention, cancer education and training and cancer clinical research.(e) Grants and contracts may be recommended for: (2) Cancer screening, detection and prevention.(3) Cancer epidemiology and biostatistical studies.(4) Cancer community outreach programs, including, but not limited to, grants for the provision of facilities and personnel for conducting summer camps and other activities for cancer-afflicted children.(5) Cancer rehabilitation.(6) Communication and planning among cancer institutions.(7) Cancer education and information.(9) Cancer clinical research.(f) Consistent with the Pennsylvania Cancer Plan the board shall give its first priority to funding grants and contracts relating to subsection (e)(1), (2), (3) and (4); second priority to funding grants and contracts relating to subsection (e)(5) and (6); third priority to funding grants and contracts relating to subsection (e)(7), (8) and (9).(g) The following criteria shall be given consideration for recommending grants and contracts for programs:(1) the relevancy of applicant's proposal to the Pennsylvania Cancer Plan; and(2) the feasibility of the applicant's proposal.(h) The board shall recommend to the secretary rules and regulations consistent with law as it may deem necessary for the performance of its duties and the proper administration of this act.(i) The board shall report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a full description of the grants and contracts funded pursuant to this act, the amount of the grant or contract, an outline of the proposal on which the grant was based, and the results achieved as a result of the grant.1980, Dec. 18, P.L. 1241, No. 224, §4. Reenacted and amended 1988 , Nov. 25, P.L. 1086, No. 126, § 2, imd. effective.