OK
Oklahoma Senate Bill SB487

Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB487 Compare Versions

OldNewDifferences
11
22
3+ENGR. H. A. to ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 1 1
4+2
5+3
6+4
7+5
8+6
9+7
10+8
11+9
12+10
13+11
14+12
15+13
16+14
17+15
18+16
19+17
20+18
21+19
22+20
23+21
24+22
25+23
26+24
327
4-
5-An Act
6-ENROLLED SENATE
7-BILL NO. 487 By: Pugh of the Senate
28+ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NT
29+ TO
30+ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 487 By: Pugh of the Senate
831
932 and
1033
1134 Nollan of the House
1235
1336
1437
1538
1639
1740 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Science and
1841 Technology Research and Development Board; amending
1942 74 O.S. 2011, Section 5060.6, which rela tes to board
2043 of directors; modifying membership of board;
44+appointing chair; establishing length of term;
45+specifying quorum; and providing an effective date.
46+
47+
48+
49+
50+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Delete the title, enacting clause and entire bill
51+and replace with:
52+
53+
54+"An Act relating to the Oklahoma Science and
55+Technology Research and Development Board; amending
56+74 O.S. 2011, Section 5060.6, which relates to board
57+of directors; modifying membership of board;
2158 appointing chair; specifying member s to serve at the
2259 pleasure of their appointing authority; specifying
2360 quorum; and declaring an emergency.
2461
2562
2663
2764
28-SUBJECT: Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Dev elopment
29-Board
3065
3166 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
32-
3367 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Section 5060.6, is
3468 amended to read as follows:
69+Section 5060.6 A. The board of directors for the Oklahoma
70+Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) is
3571
36-Section 5060.6. A. The board of directors for the Oklahoma
37-Center for the Advanceme nt of Science and Technology (OCAST) is
72+ENGR. H. A. to ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 2 1
73+2
74+3
75+4
76+5
77+6
78+7
79+8
80+9
81+10
82+11
83+12
84+13
85+14
86+15
87+16
88+17
89+18
90+19
91+20
92+21
93+22
94+23
95+24
96+
3897 hereby reconstituted as the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research
3998 (OSTRaD) and Development (OSTRaD) Board shall consist of nine (9)
4099 members and shall be comprised as follows:
41-
42100 1. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Four
43101 members appointed by the Governor as follows:
44-
45102 a. two members representing a higher education
46103 institution technology transfer office within this
47104 state or a scientist or engineer with extensive
48-
49-ENR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 2
50105 experience managing applied scientific or
51106 technological research, and
52-
53107 b. two members who are or who have served as executive
54108 officers in industries of life sciences, biotech,
55109 autonomous systems, aerospace, energy, information
56110 technology, other emerging technologies or finance ;
57-
58111 2. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
59112 Education Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
60113 Senate who are or who have served as executive officers in
61114 industries of life sciences, biotech, autonomous systems , aerospace
62115 systems, aerospace, energy, information technology, other emerging
63116 technologies or finance, one of whom resides within this state in a
64117 current U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan statistical area containing
65118 at least five hundred thousand (500,000) residents according to the
66119 most recent Federal Decennial Census and one of whom resides within
120+
121+ENGR. H. A. to ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 3 1
122+2
123+3
124+4
125+5
126+6
127+7
128+8
129+9
130+10
131+11
132+12
133+13
134+14
135+15
136+16
137+17
138+18
139+19
140+20
141+21
142+22
143+23
144+24
145+
67146 this state and outside the metropolitan statistical areas described
68147 in this paragraph;
69-
70148 3. The president of the University of Oklahoma Two members
71149 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who are or
72150 who have served as executive officers in industries of life
73151 sciences, biotech, autonomous systems , aerospace systems, aerospace,
74152 energy, information technology, oth er emerging technologies or
75153 finance, one of whom resides within this state in a current U.S.
76154 Census Bureau metropolitan statistical area containing at least five
77155 hundred thousand (500,000) residents according to the most recent
78156 Federal Decennial Census and one of whom resides within this state
79157 and outside the metropolitan statistical areas described in this
80158 paragraph; and
81-
82159 4. The president of Oklahoma State University;
83-
84160 5. The president of one of the regional universities in The
85161 State System of Higher Educ ation designated by the Chancellor;
86-
87162 6. The president of a private Oklahoma university classified by
88163 the Carnegie Foundation as a national doctorate -granting institution
89164 offering graduate engineering degrees to be appointed by the
90165 Governor;
91-
92-
93-ENR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 3
94166 7. The Governor's appointed cabinet Secretary of Agriculture;
95-
96167 8. A member of the House of Representatives, who shall serve as
97168 an ex officio nonvoting member, appointed by the Speaker of the
98169 House of Representatives;
99170
171+ENGR. H. A. to ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 4 1
172+2
173+3
174+4
175+5
176+6
177+7
178+8
179+9
180+10
181+11
182+12
183+13
184+14
185+15
186+16
187+17
188+18
189+19
190+20
191+21
192+22
193+23
194+24
195+
100196 9. A member of the Senate, who shall serve as an ex officio
101197 nonvoting member, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
102198 Senate;
103-
104199 10. Two members, appointed by the Governor, who shall be
105200 engineers or scientists with extensive experience in managing basic
106201 or applied scientific or technological research a t Oklahoma
107202 institutions of higher education, who shall serve terms of four (4)
108203 years; provided that, the two members who possess these
109204 qualifications and are serving on the board of directors of the
110205 Center on July 1, 2002, shall fill these positions on the Oklahoma
111206 Science and Technology Research and Development Board for initial
112207 terms to expire on June 30, 2003;
208+11. Five members appointed by the Governor who are or who have
209+served as chief executive officers or senior executive officers of
210+corporations engaged in information technology, biotechnology,
211+genetics, other emerging technologies, agriculture, oil and natural
212+gas, early stage high risk venture capital finance, other
213+significant Oklahoma industries, or Oklahoma industries that are
214+potentially significant to the state economy or who are or who have
215+served as chief executive officers or senior executive officers of a
216+private nonprofit organization or who are or who have served as
217+chief executive officers or senior executive officers of foundations
218+with a history of supporting research and development. Two members
219+appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall serve initial terms to
113220
221+ENGR. H. A. to ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 5 1
222+2
223+3
224+4
225+5
226+6
227+7
228+8
229+9
230+10
231+11
232+12
233+13
234+14
235+15
236+16
237+17
238+18
239+19
240+20
241+21
242+22
243+23
244+24
245+
246+expire on June 30, 2005, and two shall serve initial terms to expire
247+on June 30, 2006. For the position for which the initia l
248+appointment begins after July 1, 2005, the initial term shall expire
249+on June 30, 2009;
250+12. Four members appointed by the Governor who represent small
251+business. One appointee shall serve an initial term to expire on
252+June 30, 2005, and one shall serve an initial term to expire on June
253+30, 2006. For the two positions for which the initial appointments
254+begin after July 1, 2005, one appointee shall serve an initial term
255+to expire on June 30, 2008, and one appointee shall serve an initial
256+term to expire on June 30, 2009;
257+13. One member appointed by the Governor who represents rural
258+Oklahoma. The initial appointee shall serve a term to expire on
259+June 30, 2004; and
260+14. Until June 30, 2004, or vacation of the offices, six
261+members who, before the effective dat e of this act, were appointed
262+by the Governor and who are serving on the board of directors of
263+OCAST on July 1, 2002. These positions on the Oklahoma Science and
264+Technology Research and Development Board shall cease to exist on
265+June 30, 2004, or when the position is vacated if the vacancy occurs
266+prior to June 30, 2004. A member of the OCAST board who holds one
267+of these positions may be appointed to a position described in
268+paragraphs 9 through 12 of this subsection on the Oklahoma Science
269+
270+ENGR. H. A. to ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 6 1
271+2
272+3
273+4
274+5
275+6
276+7
277+8
278+9
279+10
280+11
281+12
282+13
283+14
284+15
285+16
286+17
287+18
288+19
289+20
290+21
291+22
292+23
293+24
294+
295+and Technology Research and Development Board if the member meets
296+the qualifications for such position.
297+B. The two legislatively appointed members of the Board shall
298+be persons of demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the
299+advancement of science and technology in Okl ahoma and shall serve at
300+the pleasure of their respective appointing authority Secretary of
301+Science and Innovation .
302+B. The Secretary of Science and Innovation, or a designee of
303+the Governor, shall serve as chair.
304+C. In making appointments to the Oklahoma Science and
305+Technology Research and Development Board, appropriate consideration
306+shall be given to representation upon the Board by race, gender and
307+geographical area.
308+D. Gubernatorial appointees appointed after July 1, 2002, shall
309+serve four-year terms except for initial terms as provided in this
310+section. Terms shall expire on June 30. All gubernatorial
311+appointees shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. Except
312+as otherwise provided in this section, any vacancy in board
313+positions filled by appo intment of the Governor shall be filled for
314+the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment
315+With the exception of the Secretary of Science and Innovation, all
316+members shall serve a four-year term at the pleasure of their
317+appointing authority.
318+
319+ENGR. H. A. to ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 7 1
320+2
321+3
322+4
323+5
324+6
325+7
326+8
327+9
328+10
329+11
330+12
331+13
332+14
333+15
334+16
335+17
336+18
337+19
338+20
339+21
340+22
341+23
342+24
343+
344+E. The Board shall elect, annually, a chair who shall be from
345+the private sector membership of the Board. A vice -chair shall be
346+elected annually from among all the members of the Board. Persons
347+elected to the position of chair or vice -chair shall not serve more
348+than two consecutive terms in said position.
349+F. The Board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter and
350+at such other times:
351+1. Upon call of the chair;
352+2. Upon call of the chief executive officer of the Center
353+OSTRaD or the Institute; or
354+3. Upon written request of a majority of the board members.
355+G. A majority of the F. Five voting members of the Board shall
356+constitute a quorum. A quorum of the Board shall be necessary to
357+transact business. All actions of the board members shall b e made
358+by a majority of the quorum present . A board member appointed
359+pursuant to paragraphs 3, 4, 5 or 6 of subsection A of this section
360+may send a predetermined designee as a representative to board
361+meetings who may participate with full voting privilege s. All other
362+board members may send a predetermined designee as a representative
363+to board meetings who may vote; provided, the designee may vote at
364+no more than thirty percent (30%) of meetings during a fiscal year.
365+H. Members of the Board shall be entit led to compensation and
366+expenses as may be provided in the charter or bylaws of the Board .
367+
368+ENGR. H. A. to ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 8 1
369+2
370+3
371+4
372+5
373+6
374+7
375+8
376+9
377+10
378+11
379+12
380+13
381+14
382+15
383+16
384+17
385+18
386+19
387+20
388+21
389+22
390+23
391+24
392+
393+G. The members of the Board shall not be subject to the dual -
394+office-holding prohibitions set forth in Section 6 of Title 51 of
395+the Oklahoma Statutes.
396+I. The Board shall establish an executive committee composed of
397+the chair, vice-chair, and three (3) additional voting members
398+chosen by the chair from among the remaining board members. The
399+executive committee, in intervals between board meetings, may
400+transact any board business that has been delegated to the executive
401+committee. A majority of the executive committee shall be necessary
402+to transact business and all actions of the executive committee
403+shall be by a majority vote of the committee.
404+SECTION 2. It being im mediately necessary for the preservation
405+of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
406+declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
407+be in full force from and after its passage and approval. "
408+Passed the House of Repres entatives the 22nd day of April, 2021.
409+
410+
411+
412+
413+
414+Presiding Officer of the House of
415+ Representatives
416+
417+
418+Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2021.
419+
420+
421+
422+
423+
424+Presiding Officer of the Senate
425+
426+ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 1 1
427+2
428+3
429+4
430+5
431+6
432+7
433+8
434+9
435+10
436+11
437+12
438+13
439+14
440+15
441+16
442+17
443+18
444+19
445+20
446+21
447+22
448+23
449+24
450+
451+ENGROSSED SENATE
452+BILL NO. 487 By: Pugh of the Senate
453+
454+ and
455+
456+ Nollan of the House
457+
458+
459+
460+
461+An Act relating to the Oklahoma Science and
462+Technology Research and Development Board; amending
463+74 O.S. 2011, Section 5060.6, which relates to board
464+of directors; modifying membership of board;
465+appointing chair; establishing length of t erm;
466+specifying quorum; and providing an effective date.
467+
468+
469+
470+
471+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
472+SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Section 5060.6, is
473+amended to read as follows:
474+Section 5060.6. A. The board o f directors for the Oklahoma
475+Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) is
476+hereby reconstituted as the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research
477+(OSTRaD) and Development (OSTRaD) Board shall consist of eleven (11)
478+members and shall be comprised as follows:
479+1. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Two
480+members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of
481+the Senate;
482+2. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
483+Education Three members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of
484+the Senate;
485+
486+ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 2 1
487+2
488+3
489+4
490+5
491+6
492+7
493+8
494+9
495+10
496+11
497+12
498+13
499+14
500+15
501+16
502+17
503+18
504+19
505+20
506+21
507+22
508+23
509+24
510+
511+3. The president of the University of Oklahoma Three members
512+appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives ;
513+4. The president of Oklahoma State University;
514+5. The president of one of the regional universit ies in The
515+State System of Higher Education designated by the Chancellor ; Two
516+members appointed by the Chancellor of The State System of Higher
517+Education; and
518+6. The president of a private Oklahoma university classified by
519+the Carnegie Foundation as a nat ional doctorate-granting institution
520+offering graduate engineering degrees to be appointed by the
521+Governor;
522+7. The Governor's appointed cabinet Secretary of Agriculture;
523+8. A member of the House of Representatives, who shall serve as
524+an ex officio nonvot ing member, appointed by the Speaker of the
525+House of Representatives;
526+9. A member of the Senate, who shall serve as an ex officio
527+nonvoting member, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
528+Senate;
529+10. Two members, appointed by the Governor, who shal l be
530+engineers or scientists with extensive experience in managing basic
531+or applied scientific or technological research at Oklahoma
532+institutions of higher education, who shall serve terms of four (4)
533+years; provided that, the two members who possess these
534+qualifications and are serving on the board of directors of the
535+
536+ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 3 1
537+2
538+3
539+4
540+5
541+6
542+7
543+8
544+9
545+10
546+11
547+12
548+13
549+14
550+15
551+16
552+17
553+18
554+19
555+20
556+21
557+22
558+23
559+24
560+
561+Center on July 1, 2002, shall fill these positions on the Oklahoma
562+Science and Technology Research and Development Board for initial
563+terms to expire on June 30, 2003;
114564 11. Five members appoin ted by the Governor who are or who have
115565 served as chief executive officers or senior executive officers of
116566 corporations engaged in information technology, biotechnology,
117567 genetics, other emerging technologies, agriculture, oil and natural
118568 gas, early stage high risk venture capital finance, other
119569 significant Oklahoma industries, or Oklahoma industries that are
120570 potentially significant to the state economy or who are or who have
121571 served as chief executive officers or senior executive officers of a
122572 private nonprofit organization or who are or who have served as
123573 chief executive officers or senior executive officers of foundations
124574 with a history of supporting research and development. Two members
125575 appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall serve initial terms to
126576 expire on June 30, 2005, and two shall serve initial terms to expire
127577 on June 30, 2006. For the position for which the initial
128578 appointment begins after July 1, 2005, the initial term shall expire
129579 on June 30, 2009;
130-
131580 12. Four members appointed by the Governor w ho represent small
132581 business. One appointee shall serve an initial term to expire on
133582 June 30, 2005, and one shall serve an initial term to expire on June
134583 30, 2006. For the two positions for which the initial appointments
135584 begin after July 1, 2005, one appo intee shall serve an initial term
136585
137-ENR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 4
586+ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 4 1
587+2
588+3
589+4
590+5
591+6
592+7
593+8
594+9
595+10
596+11
597+12
598+13
599+14
600+15
601+16
602+17
603+18
604+19
605+20
606+21
607+22
608+23
609+24
610+
138611 to expire on June 30, 2008, and one appointee shall serve an initial
139612 term to expire on June 30, 2009;
140-
141613 13. One member appointed by the Governor who represents rural
142614 Oklahoma. The initial appointee shall serve a term to ex pire on
143615 June 30, 2004; and
144-
145616 14. Until June 30, 2004, or vacation of the offices, six
146617 members who, before the effective date of this act, were appointed
147618 by the Governor and who are serving on the board of directors of
148619 OCAST on July 1, 2002. These positions on the Oklahoma Science and
149620 Technology Research and Development Board shall cease to exist on
150621 June 30, 2004, or when the position is vacated if the vacancy occurs
151622 prior to June 30, 2004. A member of the OCAST board who holds one
152623 of these positions may be appointed to a position described in
153624 paragraphs 9 through 12 of this subsection on the Oklahoma Science
154625 and Technology Research and Development Board if the member meets
155626 the qualifications for such position.
156-
157627 B. The two legislatively appointed members of the Board shall
158628 be persons of demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the
159629 advancement of science and technology in Oklahoma and shall serve at
160-the pleasure of their respect ive appointing authority Secretary of
161-Science and Innovation .
630+the pleasure of their respective appointing authority
631+5. The Secretary of Science and Innovation .
632+B. The Secretary of Science and Innovation shall serve as
633+chair.
162634
163-B. The Secretary of Science and Innovation, or a designee of
164-the Governor, shall serve as chair.
635+ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 5 1
636+2
637+3
638+4
639+5
640+6
641+7
642+8
643+9
644+10
645+11
646+12
647+13
648+14
649+15
650+16
651+17
652+18
653+19
654+20
655+21
656+22
657+23
658+24
165659
166660 C. In making appointments to the Oklahoma Science and
167661 Technology Research and Development Board, appropriate consideration
168662 shall be given to representation upon the Board by race, gender and
169663 geographical area.
170-
171664 D. Gubernatorial appointees appointed after July 1, 2002, shall
172665 serve four-year terms except for initial terms as provided in this
173666 section. Terms shall expire on June 30. All gubernatorial
174667 appointees shall be subject to confirmation by the Se nate. Except
175668 as otherwise provided in this section, any vacancy in board
176669 positions filled by appointment of the Governor shall be filled for
177670 the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment
178671 With the exception of the Secretary of Science a nd Innovation, all
179-
180-ENR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 5
181-members shall serve a four-year term at the pleasure of their
182-appointing authority.
183-
672+members shall be appointed for a term of (4) years .
184673 E. The Board shall elect, annually, a chair who shall be from
185674 the private sector membership of the Board. A vice -chair shall be
186675 elected annually from among all the members of the Boar d. Persons
187676 elected to the position of chair or vice -chair shall not serve more
188677 than two consecutive terms in said position.
189-
190678 F. The Board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter and
191679 at such other times:
192-
193680 1. Upon call of the chair;
194-
195-2. Upon call of the chief executive officer of the Center
196-OSTRaD or the Institute; or
197-
681+2. Upon call of the chief executive officer of the Center or
682+the Institute; or
198683 3. Upon written request of a majority of the board members.
199684
200-G. A majority of the F. Five voting members of the Board shall
685+ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 6 1
686+2
687+3
688+4
689+5
690+6
691+7
692+8
693+9
694+10
695+11
696+12
697+13
698+14
699+15
700+16
701+17
702+18
703+19
704+20
705+21
706+22
707+23
708+24
709+
710+G. F. A majority of the six voting members of the Board shall
201711 constitute a quorum. A quorum of the Board shall be necessary to
202712 transact business. All actions of the board members shall be made
203713 by a majority of the quorum present . A board member appointed
204714 pursuant to paragraphs 3, 4, 5 or 6 of subsection A of this section
205715 may send a predetermined designee as a representative to boar d
206716 meetings who may participate with full voting privileges. All other
207717 board members may send a predetermined designee as a representative
208718 to board meetings who may vote; provided, the designee may vote at
209719 no more than thirty percent (30%) of meetings duri ng a fiscal year.
210-
211720 H. Members of the Board shall be entitled to compensation and
212721 expenses as may be provided in the charter or bylaws of the Board .
213-
214722 G. The members of the Board shall not be subject to the dual -
215723 office-holding prohibitions set forth in Secti on 6 of Title 51 of
216724 the Oklahoma Statutes.
217-
218725 I. The Board shall establish an executive committee composed of
219726 the chair, vice-chair, and three (3) additional voting members
220727 chosen by the chair from among the remaining board members. The
221728 executive committee, in intervals between board meetings, may
222729 transact any board business that has been delegated to the executive
223-
224-ENR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 6
225730 committee. A majority of the executive committee shall be necessary
226731 to transact business and all actions of the executive committee
227732 shall be by a majority vote of the committee.
733+SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
228734
229-SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
230-of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
231-declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
232-be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
735+ENGR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 7 1
736+2
737+3
738+4
739+5
740+6
741+7
742+8
743+9
744+10
745+11
746+12
747+13
748+14
749+15
750+16
751+17
752+18
753+19
754+20
755+21
756+22
757+23
758+24
233759
234-
235-ENR. S. B. NO. 487 Page 7
236-Passed the Senate the 4th day of May, 2021.
760+Passed the Senate the 10th day of March, 2021.
237761
238762
239763
240764 Presiding Officer of the Senate
241765
242766
243-Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of April, 2021.
767+Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of ______ ____,
768+2021.
244769
245770
246771
247772 Presiding Officer of the House
248773 of Representatives
249774
250-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
251-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
252-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
253-By: _______________________________ __
254-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
255-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
256775
257- _________________________ ________
258- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
259-
260-
261-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
262-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
263-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
264-By: _______________________________ __