HB 214 — The authority of the Cancer Prevention

90R1728 KRM-D By: Plesa H.B. No. 214 relating to the authority of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to award grants for endometriosis research.

SECTION 1. Section 102.002, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 102.002. PURPOSES. The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas is established to: (1) create and expedite innovation in the area of cancer research and in enhancing the potential for a medical or scientific breakthrough in the prevention of cancer and cures for cancer , including research on whether endometriosis may lead to or increase the incidence of cancer in humans ; (2) attract, create, or expand research capabilities of public or private institutions of higher education and other public or private entities that will promote a substantial increase in cancer research and in the creation of high-quality new jobs in this state; and (3) develop and implement the Texas Cancer Plan.

SECTION 2. Section 102.051(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The institute: (1) may award [ make ] grants to provide funds to public or private persons to implement the Texas Cancer Plan, and may award [ make ] grants to institutions of learning and to advanced medical research facilities and collaborations in this state for: (A) research into the causes of and cures for all types of cancer in humans , including research on whether endometriosis leads to or increases the incidence of cancer and the causes of, biological markers of, and treatment efficacy for endometriosis ; (B) facilities for use in research into the causes of and cures for cancer; (C) research, including translational research, to develop therapies, protocols, medical pharmaceuticals, or procedures for the cure or substantial mitigation of all types of cancer in humans; and (D) cancer prevention and control programs in this state to mitigate the incidence of all types of cancer in humans; (2) may support institutions of learning and advanced medical research facilities and collaborations in this state in all stages in the process of finding the causes of all types of cancer in humans and developing cures, from laboratory research to clinical trials and including programs to address the problem of access to advanced cancer treatment; (3) may establish the appropriate standards and oversight bodies to ensure the proper use of funds authorized under this chapter for cancer research and facilities development; (4) may employ necessary staff to provide administrative support; (5) shall continuously monitor contracts and agreements authorized by this chapter and ensure that each grant recipient complies with the terms and conditions of the grant contract; (6) shall ensure that all grant proposals comply with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter before the proposals are submitted to the oversight committee for approval; and (7) shall establish procedures to document that the institute, its employees, and its committee members appointed under this chapter comply with all laws and rules governing the peer review process and conflicts of interest.

SECTION 3. Section 102.201(c), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (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 , including research on whether endometriosis leads to or increases the incidence of cancer and the causes of, biological markers of, and treatment efficacy for endometriosis ; (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.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.