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34	29		BILL NO. 1376 By: Boles and Hill of the House
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38	33		Thompson of the Senate
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43		-	[ state government - board of directors - effective
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	40	+	An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
	41	+	2021, Section 5060.26, which relates to the Oklahoma
	42	+	Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence; modifyi ng
	43	+	composition of board of directors; providing an
	44	+	effective date; and declaring an emergency .
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49	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
50	51		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5060.26, is
51	52		amended to read as f ollows:
52	53		Section 5060.26. A. A private, not-for-profit corporation may
53	54		be organized pursuant to the provisions of Title 18 of the Oklahoma
54	55		Statutes and the provisions of this act to develop the Industrial
55	56		Extension System in Oklahoma, with a special empha sis on minority
56	57		business enterprises. Such corporation, upon certification by
57	58		Oklahoma Futures, shall be known as and may exercise all of the
58	59		powers of OAME.
59	60		B. In addition to the provisions and requirements of Title 18
60	61		of the Oklahoma Statutes, the cert ificate of incorporation and the
61		-	bylaws of OAME must be certified by Oklahoma Futures and the
62		-	certificate of incorporation shall:
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	88	+	bylaws of OAME must be certified by Oklahoma Futures and the
	89	+	certificate of incorporation shall:
90	90		1. Designate the name of the corporation as the Oklahoma
91	91		Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Inc.;
92	92		2. Provide that the ex clusive purposes of OAME are public
93	93		purposes to assist small and medium -sized manufacturing fi rms, with
94	94		a special emphasis on minority business enterprises, to gain the
95	95		ability, through education, technology transfer, and otherwise, to
96	96		compete successfully at progressively higher levels of value -added
97	97		in the national and international economy;
98	98		3. Provide for the following three classes of membership in
99	99		OAME which shall have representation on the Board of Directors of
100	100		OAME:
101	101		a. one class composed of small an d medium-sized
102	102		manufacturing firms located in Oklahoma, and the
103	103		certificate of incorporation s hall provide for the
104	104		qualifications for membership in such class,
105	105		b. one class composed of large corporations, and the
106	106		certificate of incorporation shall provide for the
107	107		qualifications for membership in such class, and
108	108		c. one class composed of state entities, including, but
109	109		not limited to, the Oklahoma Center for the
110	110		Advancement of Science and Technology, the Oklahoma
111	111		Department of Commerce, the Oklahoma Department of
112		-	Career and Technology Education, and the Oklahoma
113		-	State Regents for Higher Education;
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	138	+	Career and Technology Education, and the Oklahoma
	139	+	State Regents for Higher Education;
141	140		4. Provide for classes of associate membership which shall not
142	141		have representation on the Board of Directors of OAME, except as
143	142		provided in paragraph 5 of this subse ction;
144	143		5. Provide that the Board of Directors of OAME shall consist of
145	144		five nine representatives of members who shall be individuals
146	145		elected at the first annual meeting of OAME by members of the class
147	146		composed of small and medium -sized manufacturing firms , and four
148	147		representatives of members who shall be individuals elected at the
149	148		first annual meeting of OAME by members of the class composed of
150	149		large corporations. The Board of Directors also shall include the
151	150		President following state governmental representatives as ex officio
152	151		members: the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Center for the
153	152		Advancement of Science and Technology, the Executive Director of a
154	153		designee from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Director of
155	154		and a designee from the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
156	155		Education and the Chancellor of Higher Education as ex offici o
157	156		members (CareerTech). The bylaws of OAME may provide for designees
158	157		who may serve in the place of any of the directors and the terms
159	158		under which any such design ation will be made. The Board of
160	159		Directors shall have the power to elect, from time to time, persons
161	160		to serve as directors who are associate members or are not
162	161		affiliated with any entity or firm which qualifies for membership in
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	188	+	OAME, provided that no mor e than three (3) of one such persons
	189	+	person shall serve on the Board of Directors at any time;
192	190		6. Have the authority to set membership dues in an amount to be
193	191		determined by the Board of Directors. No participating state entity
194	192		shall pay membership dues;
195	193		7. Provide for all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out
196	194		and effectuate its corporate purposes, including, but not limited
197	195		to, the following:
198	196		a. to maintain an office at such place or places as it
199	197		may designate,
200	198		b. to make and execute contracts wit h any individual,
201	199		corporation, association or any other entity and all
202	200		other instruments neces sary or convenient for the
203	201		performance of its duties and the exercise of its
204	202		powers and functions under this act,
205	203		c. to receive funds from any source to carry out the
206	204		purposes of this act, including, but not limited to,
207	205		gifts or grants from any department, agency or
208	206		instrumentality of the United States or of the state
209	207		for any purpose consistent with the provisions of this
210	208		act,
211	209		d. to acquire or sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer
212	210		or otherwise dispose of its property or any interest
213	211		therein,
214		-	e. to develop plans and policies to assist small an d
215		-	medium-sized manufacturing companies in Oklahoma,
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	238	+	e. to develop plans and policies to assist small and
	239	+	medium-sized manufacturing companies in Oklahoma,
243	240		f. to enter into contracts to provide assistance to small
244	241		and medium-sized manufacturing companies, including,
245	242		but not limited to, the following categories:
246	243		(1) technology,
247	244		(2) human resources development,
248	245		(3) market planning,
249	246		(4) finance, and
250	247		(5) inter-firm collaboration,
251	248		g. to assist other organizations providing general
252	249		business assistance to small and medium -sized
253	250		manufacturing enterprises,
254	251		h. to establish manufact uring quality and standards
255	252		certification programs, setting minimum standards and
256	253		issuing certification to companies meeting such
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258	255		i. to develop and distribute information about
259	256		manufacturing modernization and assistance that is
260	257		available to support efforts to improve the abilities
261	258		of small and medium-sized firms to produce and market
262	259		higher value-added products,
263		-	j. to establish a system to evaluate the effectiveness
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	286	+	j. to establish a system to evaluate the e ffectiveness
	287	+	and efficiency of services provided to small and
	288	+	medium-sized manufacturing firms ,
293	289		k. to establish and operate, directly or under contract,
294	290		an information system designed to access resources
295	291		that will assist the firms to become more productive ,
296	292		l. establish a training program for individuals working
297	293		on behalf of small and medium -sized manufacturing
298	294		firms, and
299	295		m. to establish special educational and informational
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301	297		SECTION 2. This act shall become effecti ve July 1, 2025.
302	298		SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservati on
303	299		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
304	300		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
305	301		be in full force from and aft er its passage and approval.
306		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE
307		-	AND TOURISM
308		-	April 15, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED
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	328	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 25th day of February,
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	338	+	Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
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	343	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate