Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5060.6: Board of directors

A. The board of directors for the Oklahoma Science and

Technology Research and Development (OSTRaD) Board shall consist of

nine (9) members and shall be comprised as follows:

1. 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

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. 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. 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, 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; and

4. The 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 Board, appropriate consideration

shall be given to representation upon the Board by race, gender and

geographical area.

D. With the exception of the Secretary of Science and

Innovation, all members shall serve a four-year term at the pleasure

of their appointing authority.

E. 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 OSTRaD or

the Institute; or

3. Upon written request of a majority of the board members.

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 be made by a majority of the

quorum present.

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.