Oklahoma 2023 2023 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB308 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/12/2023

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) 
 
SENATE BILL 308 	By: Rader 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Center for the 
Advancement of Science and Technology; a mending 74 
O.S. 2021, Section 5060.20a, which relates to the 
development and implementation of a t echnology 
business financing program; requiring binding 
commitment to provide certain data for certain time; 
requiring the Center to provide certain survey; and 
providing an effective da te. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5060.20a, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5060.20a. A. The Oklahoma Center fo r the Advancement 
of Science and Technology (OCAST), in conjunction with the 
Commercialization Center, may develop and implement a technology 
business financing p rogram to provide funding and financing for and 
to assist qualified Oklahoma enterprises to commercialize new 
products, services, technology, inn ovations, and processes.  In 
order to obtain funding or financing from the technology business 
financing program, a recipient shall be required to obtain separate   
 
 
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private investment or funding, and may als o be required to pay 
royalties, fees, interest , profits, or other payments generated or 
arising from the sale, lease, licensing, distribution, manufacture, 
marketing, or development of products, services, technology, 
innovations, and processes, whether alo ne or in conjunction with 
others, or generated or a rising from a sale, acquisition, merger, or 
other transfer or takeover of the enterprise .  Any such royalties, 
fees, interest, profits, or other payments or return of fu nding and 
financing shall be retaine d for use in the program.  OCAST, in 
conjunction with the Commercialization Center, shall establish 
program specifications.  OCAST may contract with the 
Commercialization Center or other qualified entity to operate and 
manage the program.  Program funds shall not be used to pay 
administrative, management, or operating expenses of OCAST. 
B.  Enterprises that receive funding pursuant to subsection A of 
this section shall make a binding comm itment to provide data 
annually through a survey provided by OC AST, in conjunction with the 
Commercialization Center. The binding commitment to provide data 
shall be for five (5) years or until the rep ayment amount has been 
paid, whichever is later.  The data required by the survey shall 
include but not be limited to jobs created, total revenue, total 
payroll, and average a nnual wages.  The enterprise must also provide 
the proportion of jobs , total revenue, and payroll that are 
generated in this state.   
 
 
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SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 
 
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