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Committee limits extension for Lipscomb-led Accelerated Leadership Institute to one year
Summary
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.
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.
Members noted the program has run cohorts since 2015 and that staff reported 192 program participants historically with roughly 65% of graduates becoming state employees; committee members said they were supportive of the program's retention results but wary of long initial terms. The committee amended the request on the floor—accepting a one‑year extension funded at $200,000 (instead of the larger multi‑year ask)—and approved the contract as amended by voice vote. The committee indicated the department could return in future years for further extensions as needed under the committee's standard framework.
