An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 487 By: Pugh of the Senate
and
Nollan of the House
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Science and
Technology Research and Development Board; amending
74 O.S. 2011, Section 5060.6, which relates to board
of directors; modifying membership of board;
appointing chair; specifying member s to serve at the
pleasure of their appointing authority; specifying
quorum; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Dev elopment
Board
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Section 5060.6, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 5060.6. A. The board of directors for the Oklahoma
Center for the Advanceme nt of Science and Technology (OCAST) is
hereby reconstituted as the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research
(OSTRaD) and Development (OSTRaD) Board shall consist of nine (9)
members and shall be comprised as follows:
1. The Director of the Oklahoma Depa rtment of Commerce Four
members appointed by the Governor as follows:
a. two members representing a higher education
institution technology transfer office within this
state or a scientist or engineer with extensive
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experience managing applied scientific or
technological research, and
b. two members who are or who have served as executive
officers in industries of life sciences, biotech,
autonomous systems, aerospace, energy, information
technology, other emerging technologies or finance ;
2. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate who are or who have served as executive officers in
industries of life sciences, biotech, autonomous systems , aerospace
systems, aerospace, energy, information technology, other emerging
technologies or finance, one of whom resides within this state in a
current U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan statistical area containing
at least five hundred thousand (500,000) residents according to the
most recent Federal Decennial Census and one of whom resides within
this state and outside the metropolitan statistical areas described
in this paragraph;
3. The president of the University of Oklahoma Two members
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who are or
who have served as executive officers in industries of life
sciences, biotech, autonomous systems , aerospace systems, aerospace,
energy, information technology, oth er emerging technologies or
finance, one of whom resides within t his state in a current U.S.
Census Bureau metropolitan statistical area containing at least five
hundred thousand (500,000) residents according to the most recent
Federal Decennial Census and one of whom resides within this state
and outside the metropolitan statistical areas described in this
paragraph; and
4. The president of Oklahoma State University;
5. The president of one of the regional universities in The
State System of Higher Educ ation designated by the Chancellor;
6. The president of a pri vate Oklahoma university classified by
the Carnegie Foundation as a national doctorate -granting institution
offering graduate engineering degrees to be appointed by the
Governor;
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7. The Governor's appointed cabinet Secretary of Agriculture;
8. A member of the House of Representatives, who shall serve as
an ex officio nonvoting member, appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
9. A member of the Senate, who shall serve as an ex officio
nonvoting member, appointed by the President Pro Te mpore of the
Senate;
10. Two members, appointed by the Governor, who shall be
engineers or scientists with extensive experience in managing basic
or applied scientific or technological research a t Oklahoma
institutions of higher education, who shall serv e terms of four (4)
years; provided that, the two members who possess these
qualifications and are serving on the board of directors of the
Center on July 1, 2002, shall fill these positions on the Oklahoma
Science and Technology Research and Development B oard for initial
terms to expire on June 30, 2003;
11. Five members appointed by the Governor who are or who have
served as chief executive officers or senior executive officers of
corporations engaged in information technology, biotechnology,
genetics, other emerging technologies, agriculture, oil and natural
gas, early stage high risk venture capital finance, other
significant Oklahoma industries, or Oklahoma industries that are
potentially significant to the state economy or who are or who have
served as chief executive officers or senior executive officers of a
private nonprofit organization or who are or who have served as
chief executive officers or senior executive officers of foundations
with a history of supporting research and development. Two m embers
appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall serve initial terms to
expire on June 30, 2005, and two shall serve initial terms to expire
on June 30, 2006. For the position for which the initia l
appointment begins after July 1, 2005, the initial term shall expire
on June 30, 2009;
12. Four members appointed by the Governor who represent small
business. One appointee shall serve an initial term to expire on
June 30, 2005, and one shall serve an initial term to expire on June
30, 2006. For the two po sitions for which the initial appointments
begin after July 1, 2005, one appointee shall serve an initial term
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to expire on June 30, 2008, and one appointee shall serve an initial
term to expire on June 30, 2009;
13. One member appointed by the Governor who represents rural
Oklahoma. The initial appointee shall serve a term to expire on
June 30, 2004; and
14. Until June 30, 2004, or vacation of the offices, six
members who, before the effective dat e of this act, were appointed
by the Governor and who a re serving on the board of directors of
OCAST on July 1, 2002. These positions on the Oklahoma Science and
Technology Research and Development Board shall cease to exist on
June 30, 2004, or when the position is vacated if the vacancy occurs
prior to June 30, 2004. A member of the OCAST board who holds one
of these positions may be appointed to a position described in
paragraphs 9 through 12 of this subsection on the Oklahoma Science
and Technology Research and Development Board if the member meets
the qualifications for such position.
B. The two legislatively appointed members of the Board shall
be persons of demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the
advancement of science and technology in Okl ahoma and shall serve at
the pleasure of their respect ive appointing authority Secretary of
Science and Innovation .
B. The Secretary of Science and Innovation, or a designee of
the Governor, shall serve as chair.
C. In making appointments to the Oklahoma Science and
Technology Research and Development Boa rd, appropriate consideration
shall be given to representation upon the Board by race, gender and
geographical area.
D. Gubernatorial appointees appointed after July 1, 2002, shall
serve four-year terms except for initial terms as provided in this
section. Terms shall expire on June 30. All gubernatorial
appointees shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. Except
as otherwise provided in this section, any vacancy in board
positions filled by appo intment of the Governor shall be filled for
the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment
With the exception of the Secretary of Science and Innovation, all
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members shall serve a four-year term at the pleasure of their
appointing authority.
E. The Board shall elect, annually, a chair who shall be from
the private sector membership of the Board. A vice -chair shall be
elected annually from among all the members of the Board. Persons
elected to the position of chair or vice -chair shall not serve more
than two consecutive terms in said p osition.
F. The Board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter and
at such other times:
1. Upon call of the chair;
2. Upon call of the chief executive officer of the Center
OSTRaD or the Institute; or
3. Upon written request of a majority of the board members.
G. A majority of the F. Five voting members of the Board shall
constitute a quorum. A quorum of the Board shall be necessary to
transact business. All actions of the board members shall b e made
by a majority of the quorum present . A board member appointed
pursuant to paragraphs 3, 4, 5 or 6 of subsection A of this section
may send a predetermined designee as a representative to board
meetings who may participate with full voting privilege s. All other
board members may send a predet ermined designee as a representative
to board meetings who may vote; provided, the designee may vote at
no more than thirty percent (30%) of meetings during a fiscal year.
H. Members of the Board shall be entit led to compensation and
expenses as may be p rovided in the charter or bylaws of the Board .
G. The members of the Board shall not be subject to the dual -
office-holding prohibitions set forth in Section 6 of Title 51 of
the Oklahoma Statutes.
I. The Board shall establish an executive committee com posed of
the chair, vice-chair, and three (3) additional voting members
chosen by the chair from among the remaining board members. The
executive committee, in intervals between board meetings, may
transact any board business that has been delegated to th e executive
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committee. A majority of the executive committee shall be necessary
to transact business and all actions of the executive committee
shall be by a majority vote of the committee.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the Senate the 4th day of May, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________ ________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __