Committee limits extension for Lipscomb-led Accelerated Leadership Institute to one year
The committee declined a five-year extension for the Lipscomb University Accelerated Leadership Institute and instead approved a one-year extension with $200,000 in additional funding, citing committee practice favoring three-year contracts with annual extensions.
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Eric Mayo, senior policy adviser for the Department of Human Resources, asked the committee to extend a sole-source contract with Lipscomb University for the Accelerated Leadership Institute ("A11y") from 2026 to 2029 and increase maximum liability to $706,414. Committee members questioned the five‑year term as inconsistent with the committee's usual practice of three-year contracts with one-year extensions.
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