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Oversight committee approves FY2026 program priorities, administrative rule updates, a conflict-of-interest waiver, a conference contract and a CSO salary step
Summary
The oversight committee approved FY2026 program priorities, published proposed administrative rule amendments, granted a conflict-of-interest waiver for the general counsel, approved a conference planning contract, and set the chief scientific officer’s exempt salary to the legislatively authorized level.
The CPRIT oversight committee approved multiple governance, administrative and personnel items at its Nov. 15 meeting.
Program priorities and metrics
CEO Miss Doyle presented the FY2026 program priorities, which are largely unchanged from FY2025 with two exceptions: an academic-research priority addition (cancer survivorship) previously discussed during the academic research presentation, and the removal of a time-limited prevention assessment priority. Members voted to approve the FY2026 program priorities.
Administrative rule amendments and appointment approvals
Staff presented three proposed rule updates to Texas Administrative Code chapter 703 for publication in the Texas Register for public comment: (1) raise the grantee audit threshold from $750,000 to $1,000,000 to harmonize with Texas Grant Management Standards; (2) update a cross-reference to the…
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