The Oversight Committee may rely upon Advisory Committees of
experts to advise the Oversight Committee on issues related to cancer
and to inform Institute policies and procedures.
(1) The University Advisory Committee shall advise
the Oversight Committee and Review Councils regarding the role of
higher education in Cancer Research. The committee's membership is
composed of the members specified by §102.154, Texas Health and
Safety Code.
(2) The Oversight Committee shall create an ad hoc
Advisory Committee to address childhood cancers.
(3) The Oversight Committee may create additional ad
hoc Advisory Committees to advise the Oversight Committee on issues
related to cancer.
(4) The presiding officer of the Oversight Committee
appoints experts, including practitioners and patient advocates, to
serve as ad hoc Advisory Committee members, subject to approval by
the Oversight Committee, for terms of service determined by the Oversight
Committee.
(A) When used in this section, the term "patient advocates"
is not intended to and does not have the meaning ascribed to the same
term defined by §701.3 of this chapter (relating to Definitions).
The term, when used herein, applies more generally to the broad category
of individuals that advocate, either personally or professionally,
on behalf of a group of individuals affected by cancer. A patient
advocate serving on an ad hoc Advisory Committee does not undergo
the selection process or receive science-based training required by
Patient Advocates under Chapter 703, §703.5 of this title (relating
to Scientific Research and Prevention Programs Committees).
(B) An Institute Employee, Oversight Committee Member,
or Scientific Research and Prevention Programs Committee Member may
not be a member of any Advisory Committee of the Institute.
(C) Grant Applicants and Grant Recipients may be Advisory
Committee members.
(5) The Institute may reimburse Advisory Committee
members for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred to attend meetings
or perform other official duties authorized by the presiding officer
of the Oversight Committee.
(6) Each Advisory Committee shall create a committee
charter for approval by the Oversight Committee that delineates the
role of the Advisory Committee and expected activities.
(7) The Oversight Committee shall establish a process
for each Advisory Committee to report no less than annually to the
Oversight Committee regarding the activities of the Advisory Committee.
(8) A list of the Institute's Advisory Committees and
the reports presented to the Oversight Committee by each Advisory
Committee shall be maintained on the Institute's Internet website.
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