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Ark. Code Ann. § 19-11-716: Participation in business incubators - Rules and guidelines

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 19
  3. Chapter 11
  4. Subchapter 7

(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall not be applicable to faculty or staff of state-supported institutions of higher education participating in business incubators within this state. (b) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall promulgate rules pursuant to the procedure for adoption as provided under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and under § 10-3-309 to implement a program allowing admittance to business incubators by faculty or staff of state-supported institutions of higher education or admittance by companies in which faculty or staff may hold an ownership interest. (2) The program may include guidelines setting forth full disclosure requirements, any limitations on ownership interests, maximum income amounts to be received, annual reporting to the General Assembly, mandatory levels of student participation and such other reasonable restrictions and requirements as are necessary to maintain the public trust while encouraging the facilitation of commercialization of university-generated technology or discovery. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1790, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3479, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1989, No. 29, § 1.

(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall not be applicable to faculty or staff of state-supported institutions of higher education participating in business incubators within this state.

(b) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall promulgate rules pursuant to the procedure for adoption as provided under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and under § 10-3-309 to implement a program allowing admittance to business incubators by faculty or staff of state-supported institutions of higher education or admittance by companies in which faculty or staff may hold an ownership interest. (2) The program may include guidelines setting forth full disclosure requirements, any limitations on ownership interests, maximum income amounts to be received, annual reporting to the General Assembly, mandatory levels of student participation and such other reasonable restrictions and requirements as are necessary to maintain the public trust while encouraging the facilitation of commercialization of university-generated technology or discovery.

(1) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall promulgate rules pursuant to the procedure for adoption as provided under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and under § 10-3-309 to implement a program allowing admittance to business incubators by faculty or staff of state-supported institutions of higher education or admittance by companies in which faculty or staff may hold an ownership interest.

(2) The program may include guidelines setting forth full disclosure requirements, any limitations on ownership interests, maximum income amounts to be received, annual reporting to the General Assembly, mandatory levels of student participation and such other reasonable restrictions and requirements as are necessary to maintain the public trust while encouraging the facilitation of commercialization of university-generated technology or discovery.

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