(a) The council shall establish a data coordinating center to be located at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. To the extent practicable, the center shall be operated in association with the data management operations of that institution’s Alzheimer’s disease center.
(b) The data coordinating center shall establish a database and make data available to each consortium participant according to the specific activities of the participant.

(c) The council shall appoint a physician or other person with a similar clinical background to administer the center.
(d) The person administering the center may employ any personnel necessary to support the center’s activities, including a project coordinator. The person may require the project coordinator to hold a master’s or doctoral degree related to public health.
(e) The project coordinator shall coordinate the center’s activities among the center, the consortium participants, the council, and the public.