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Oklahoma House Bill HB4362

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331 BILL NO. 4362 By: Hill, Baker, McDugle,
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1642 An Act relating to economic development ; defining
1743 terms; creating the Oklahoma Center for the
1844 Advancement of Science and Technology Intern
19-Partnership for STEM Workforce Pipeline Program;
45+Partnership STEM Workforce Pipeline Program;
2046 authorizing Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of
2147 Science and Technology to administer program ;
2248 providing for competitive interns hip funding for
2349 applicant organizations; requiring applicant
2450 organizations to submit certain information;
2551 requiring applicant organizations meet certain
2652 requirements; requiring Board to make certain
2753 findings before awarding funds; authorizing Oklahoma
2854 Center for the Advancement of Scien ce and Technology
2955 to promulgate rules; providing for codification;
3056 providing an effective date ; and declaring an
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64+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 2, line 18, delete after the “C.” and before
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66+availability of funds, the” and replac e with the
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98+Passed the Senate the 25th day of April, 2022.
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139+BILL NO. 4362 By: Hill, Baker, McDugle,
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152+An Act relating to economic development ; defining
153+terms; creating the Oklahoma Center for the
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155+Partnership STEM Workforce Pipeline Program;
156+authorizing Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of
157+Science and Technology to administer program ;
158+providing for competitive internship funding for
159+applicant organizations; requiring applicant
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161+requiring applicant organizations meet certain
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163+findings before awarding funds; authorizing Oklahoma
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165+to promulgate rules; providing for codification;
166+providing an effective date ; and declaring an
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36172 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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38173 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law t o be codified
39174 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5060.44 of Title 74, unless
40175 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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44203 1. "Applicant organization " means an Oklahoma-based entity that
45204 is a nonprofit research foundation or private enterprise of special
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48206 2. "Eligible student" means an individual currently enrolled in
49207 an undergraduate or graduate program at an institution of higher
50208 education who is majoring in a science, technology, engineering, and
51209 mathematics (STEM) based discipline including, but not limited to,
52210 natural sciences, computer science, materials science, engineering,
53211 biomedical, biotechnical, data analytics, finance, math ematics, or a
54-support area related to building successful Oklahoma high-tech
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57214 B. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Center for the
58215 Advancement of Science and Technology Intern Partnership for STEM
59216 Workforce Pipeline Program to be administered by the Oklahoma Center
60217 for the Advancement of Science and Technology under the governance
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64-C. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and
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66-professional service contracts , to applicant organizations to hire
67-qualified student interns to participate in innovative industry
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224+interns to participate in innovative industry projects .
70225 D. To qualify for Program internship funds, the applicant
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73253 1. Documentation verifyin g that not less than fifty percent
74254 (50%) of the total direct cost of the proposed project will be
75255 provided by sources other than the Oklahoma Center for the
76256 Advancement of Science and Technolog y and other state-appropriated
77257 money. Such sources may be in th e form of salary, cash, nonstate
78258 grant funds, and other sources of funding as defined by the Oklahoma
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81260 2. A description of the potential c ommercial application of and
82261 the industrial sectors that will li kely benefit from the project and
83262 the potential to enhance employme nt opportunities in Oklahoma;
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93268 1. Provides a beneficial and meaningful intern experience which
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112308 investigation as the staff of the Center shall make, t he Board may
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135351 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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155-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
156-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
157-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
158-By: _________________________________
159-Approved by the Governor of the State o f Oklahoma this _________
160-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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164- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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166-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
167-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _ _________
168-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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