News broke late Wednesday in Texas that pending CPRIT reform bills, which have already passed the Texas Senate, are now making their way into the state’s House of Representatives, ushering in sweeping reforms on how the embattled cancer research grant organization will operate in the future. After the Texas Senate quickly passed SB 149 in early April, the House Public Health Committee listened to hours of testimony on Wednesday on both SB 149 and SB150, which were presented by State Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland and the legislator tasked with carrying Sen. Jane Nelson’s SB 149 bill into the House. Rep. Keffer issued some strong remarks on the flaws of CPRIT’s executive staff and decision-making structure in the past, indicating that some of the biggest changes to CPRIT will come in the way of leadership and oversight.
http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/05/02/cprit-reform-bills-considered-in-texas-house-executive-directors-power-to-be-replaced-by-panel/
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