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TX Health & Safety Code § 102.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter D. Committees|Section 102.156. Conflict of Interest

Sec. 102.156.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  (a)  A member of a research and prevention programs committee appointed under this subchapter shall disclose in writing to the chief executive officer if the member has a professional or financial interest, as defined by Section 102.106, in an entity that has a direct interest in a matter that comes before the member's committee.(b)  The member shall recuse himself or herself in the manner described by Section 102.1061 from the committee's deliberations and actions on the matter in Subsection (a) and may not participate in the committee's decision on the matter.(c)  A member of a research and prevention programs committee appointed under this chapter may not serve on the board of directors or other governing board of an entity receiving a grant from the institute or of a foundation or similar organization affiliated with the entity.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 1358), Sec. 9, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 149), Sec. 20, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter E. Cancer Prevention and Research Fund|Section 102.201. Cancer Prevention and Research Fund

Sec. 102.201.  CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH FUND.  (a)  The cancer prevention and research fund is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.(b)  The cancer prevention and research fund consists of:(1)   appropriations of money to the fund by the legislature, except that the appropriated money may not include the proceeds from the issuance of bonds authorized by Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution;(2)  gifts, grants, including grants from the federal government, and other donations received for the fund; and(3)  interest earned on the investment of money in the fund.(c)  The fund may be used only to pay for:(1)  grants for cancer research and for cancer research facilities in this state to realize therapies, protocols, and medical procedures for the cure or substantial mitigation of all types of cancer in humans;(2)  the purchase, subject to approval by the institute, of laboratory facilities by or on behalf of a state agency or grant recipient;(3)  grants to public or private persons to implement the Texas Cancer Plan;(4)  the operation of the institute;(5)  grants for cancer prevention and control programs in this state to mitigate the incidence of all types of cancer in humans; and(6)  debt service on bonds issued as authorized by Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 149), Sec. 21, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter E. Cancer Prevention and Research Fund|Section 102.202. Issuance of General Obligation Bonds

Sec. 102.202.  ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.  (a)  The institute may request the Texas Public Finance Authority to issue and sell general obligation bonds of the state as authorized by Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution.(b)  The Texas Public Finance Authority may not issue and sell general obligation bonds authorized by this section before January 1, 2008, and may not issue and sell more than $300 million in general obligation bonds authorized by this section in a state fiscal year.(c)  The institute shall determine, and include in its request for issuing bonds, the amount, exclusive of costs of issuance, of the bonds to be issued and the preferred time for issuing the bonds.(d)  The Texas Public Finance Authority shall issue the bonds in accordance with and subject to Chapter 1232, Government Code, and Texas Public Finance Authority rules.  The bonds may be issued in installments.(e)  Proceeds of the bonds issued under this section shall be deposited in separate funds or accounts, in the state treasury, as shall be set out in the proceedings authorizing the bonds.(f)  The proceeds of the bonds may be used only to:(1)  make grants authorized by Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution;(2)  purchase laboratory facilities approved by the institute;(3)  pay costs of operating the institute; or(4)  pay the costs of issuing the bonds and related bond administration costs of the Texas Public Finance Authority.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter E. Cancer Prevention and Research Fund|Section 102.203. Authorized Use of Funds

Sec. 102.203.  AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS.  (a)  A person awarded money from the cancer prevention and research fund or from bond proceeds under this subchapter may use the money for research consistent with the purpose of this chapter and in accordance with a contract between the person and the institute.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, money awarded under this subchapter may be used for authorized expenses, including honoraria, salaries and benefits, travel, conference fees and expenses, consumable supplies, other operating expenses, contracted research and development, capital equipment, construction or renovation of state or private facilities, and reimbursement for costs of participation incurred by cancer clinical trial participants, including transportation, lodging, and any costs reimbursed under the cancer clinical trial participation program established under Chapter 51.(c)  A person receiving money under this subchapter for cancer research may not spend more than five percent of the money for indirect costs. For purposes of this subsection, "indirect costs" means the expenses of doing business that are not readily identified with a particular grant, contract, project, function, or activity, but are necessary for the general operation of the organization or the performance of the organization's activities.(d)  Not more than five percent of the money awarded under this subchapter may be used for facility purchase, construction, remodel, or renovation purposes during any year.  Expenditures of money awarded under this subchapter for facility purchase, construction, remodel, or renovation projects must benefit cancer prevention and research.(e)  Not more than 10 percent of the money appropriated by the legislature for grants in a state fiscal year may be used for cancer prevention and control programs during that year.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 1358), Sec. 10, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 81), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1157 (H.B. 3147), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 21.002(12), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter E. Cancer Prevention and Research Fund|Section 102.204. Preference for Texas Businesses

Sec. 102.204.  PREFERENCE FOR TEXAS BUSINESSES.  If the Texas Public Finance Authority contracts with a private entity to issue the bonds under this subchapter, the Texas Public Finance Authority shall consider contracting with an entity that has its principal place of business in this state and shall include using a historically underutilized business as defined by Section 2161.001, Government Code.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter F. Procedure for Making Awards|Section 102.252. Funding Recommendations

Sec. 102.252.  FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS.  Two-thirds of the members of the oversight committee present and voting must vote to approve each funding recommendation of the program integration committee.  If the oversight committee does not approve a funding recommendation of the program integration committee, a statement explaining the reasons a funding recommendation was not followed must be included in the minutes of the meeting.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 1358), Sec. 12, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 149), Sec. 23, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter F. Procedure for Making Awards|Section 102.253. Maximum Amount of Annual Awards

Sec. 102.253.  MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ANNUAL AWARDS.  The oversight committee may not award more than $300 million in grants under Subchapter E in a fiscal year.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter F. Procedure for Making Awards|Section 102.256. Patent Royalties and License Revenues Paid to State

Sec. 102.256.  PATENT ROYALTIES AND LICENSE REVENUES PAID TO STATE.  (a)  The oversight committee shall establish standards that require all grant awards to be subject to an intellectual property agreement that allows the state to collect royalties, income, and other benefits, including interest or proceeds resulting from securities and equity ownership, realized as a result of projects undertaken with money awarded under Subchapter E.(b)  In determining the state's interest in any intellectual property rights, the oversight committee shall balance the opportunity of the state to benefit from the patents, royalties, licenses, and other benefits that result from basic research, therapy development, and clinical trials with the need to ensure that essential medical research is not unreasonably hindered by the intellectual property agreement and that the agreement does not unreasonably remove the incentive on the part of the individual researcher, research team, or institution.(c)  The oversight committee may transfer its management and disposition authority over the state's interest in securities, equities, royalties, income, and other benefits realized as a result of projects undertaken with money awarded under Subchapter E to the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.  If the oversight committee transfers management and disposition authority under this subsection, the trust company has any power necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.(d)  In managing the assets described by Subsection (c) through procedures and subject to restrictions that the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company considers appropriate, the trust company may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or retain any kind of investment that a prudent investor, exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire, exchange, sell, or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances then prevailing pertinent to each investment, including the requirements prescribed by Subsection (b) and the purposes described by Section 102.002.  The trust company may charge a fee to recover the reasonable and necessary costs incurred in managing assets under this section.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (S.B. 1421), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 81), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter F. Procedure for Making Awards|Section 102.257. Multiyear Projects

Sec. 102.257.  MULTIYEAR PROJECTS.  The oversight committee may grant funds for a multiyear project.  The oversight committee must specify the total amount of money approved to fund the multiyear project.  The total amount specified is considered for purposes of this subchapter to have been awarded in the state fiscal year that the project is approved by the research and prevention programs committee.  The institute shall distribute only the money that will be expended during that fiscal year.  The remaining money shall be distributed by the institute as the money is needed in each subsequent fiscal year.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (H.B. 2251), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter F. Procedure for Making Awards|Section 102.258. Preference for Texas Suppliers

Sec. 102.258.  PREFERENCE FOR TEXAS SUPPLIERS.  The oversight committee shall establish standards to ensure that grant recipients purchase goods and services from suppliers in this state to the extent reasonably possible, in a good faith effort to achieve a goal of more than 50 percent of such purchases from suppliers in this state.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter F. Procedure for Making Awards|Section 102.259. Historically Underutilized Businesses

Sec. 102.259.  HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES.  The oversight committee shall establish standards to ensure that grant recipients purchase goods and services from historically underutilized businesses as defined by Chapter 2161, Government Code, and any other applicable state law.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter F. Procedure for Making Awards|Section 102.260. Grant Evaluation

Sec. 102.260.  GRANT EVALUATION.  (a)  The oversight  committee shall require as a condition of a grant that the grant recipient submit to regular inspection reviews of the grant project by institute staff, including progress oversight reviews, to ensure compliance with the terms of the award and to ensure the scientific merit of the research.(b)  The chief executive officer shall determine the grant review process under this section.  The chief executive officer may terminate grants that do not meet contractual obligations.(c)  The chief executive officer shall report at least annually to the oversight committee on the progress and continued merit of each research program funded by the institute.(d)  The institute shall establish and implement reporting requirements to ensure that each grant recipient complies with the terms and conditions in the grant contract, including verification of the amounts of matching funds dedicated to the research that is the subject of the grant award to the grant recipient.(e)  The institute shall implement a system to:(1)  track the dates on which grant recipient reports are due and are received by the institute; and(2)  monitor the status of any required report that is not timely submitted to the institute by a grant recipient.(f)  The chief compliance officer shall monitor compliance with this section and at least annually shall inquire into and monitor the status of any required report that is not timely submitted to the institute by a grant recipient.  The chief compliance officer shall notify the general counsel and the oversight committee of a grant recipient that has not maintained compliance with the reporting requirements or matching funds provisions of the grant contract to allow the institute to begin suspension or termination of the grant contract under Subsection (b).  This subsection does not limit other remedies available under the grant contract.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 1358), Sec. 14, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 149), Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter F. Procedure for Making Awards|Section 102.261. Medical Ethics

Sec. 102.261.  MEDICAL ETHICS.  Any research project that receives money under Subchapter E must:(1)  be conducted with full consideration for the ethical and medical implications of the research; and(2)  comply with all federal and state laws regarding the conduct of research.|Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.262 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter F. Procedure for Making Awards|Section 102.262. Public Information

Sec. 102.262.  PUBLIC INFORMATION.  (a)  The following information is public information and may be disclosed under Chapter 552, Government Code:(1)  the applicant's name and address;(2)  the amount of funding applied for;(3)  the type of cancer to be addressed under the proposal; and(4)  any other information designated by the institute with the consent of the grant applicant.(b)  In order to protect the actual or potential value of information submitted to the institute by an applicant for or recipient of an institute grant, the following information submitted by such applicant or recipient is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or any other law:(1)  all information, except as provided in Subsection (a), that is contained in a grant award contract between the institute and a grant recipient, relating to a product, device, or process, the application or use of such a product, device, or process, and all technological and scientific information, including computer programs, developed in whole or in part by an applicant for or recipient of an institute grant, regardless of whether patentable or capable of being registered under copyright or trademark laws, that has a potential for being sold, traded, or licensed for a fee; and(2)  the plans, specifications, blueprints, and designs, including related proprietary information, of a scientific research and development facility.(c)  The records of a nonprofit organization established to provide support to the institute are public information subject to Chapter 552, Government Code.(d)  The institute shall post on the institute's Internet website records that pertain specifically to any gift, grant, or other consideration provided to the institute, an institute employee, or a member of an institute committee.  The posted information must include each donor's name and the amount and date of the donor's donation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 1358), Sec. 15, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (S.B. 1421), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 761 (S.B. 895), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 149), Sec. 26, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 102.263 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers|Chapter 102 - Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas|Subchapter F. Procedure for Making Awards|Section 102.263. Compliance Program

Sec. 102.263.  COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section, "compliance program" means a process to assess and ensure compliance by the institute's committee members and employees with applicable laws, rules, and policies, including matters of:(1)  ethics and standards of conduct;(2)  financial reporting;(3)  internal accounting controls; and(4)  auditing.(b)  The institute shall establish a compliance program that operates under the direction of the institute's chief compliance officer.  The institute may establish procedures, such as a telephone hotline, to allow private access to the compliance program office and to preserve the confidentiality of communications and the anonymity of a person making a compliance report or participating in a compliance investigation.(c)  The following are confidential and are not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code:(1)  information that directly or indirectly reveals the identity of an individual who made a report to the institute's compliance program office, sought guidance from the office, or participated in an investigation conducted under the compliance program;(2)  information that directly or indirectly reveals the identity of an individual who is alleged to have or may have planned, initiated, or participated in activities that are the subject of a report made to the office if, after completing an investigation, the office determines the report to be unsubstantiated or without merit; and(3)  other information that is collected or produced in a compliance program investigation if releasing the information would interfere with an ongoing compliance investigation.(d)  Subsection (c) does not apply to information related to an individual who consents to disclosure of the information.(e)  Information made confidential or excepted from public disclosure by this section may be made available to the following on request in compliance with applicable laws and procedures:(1)  a law enforcement agency or prosecutor;(2)  a governmental agency responsible for investigating the matter that is the subject of a compliance report, including the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division or the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; or(3)  a committee member or institute employee who is responsible under institutional policy for a compliance program investigation or for a review of a compliance program investigation.(f)  A disclosure under Subsection (e) is not a voluntary disclosure for purposes of Section 552.007, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 149), Sec. 27, eff. June 14, 2013.|