Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 650 - Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology › Chapter 1 - Administrative Operations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 650:1-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules of this Chapter have been adopted for the purpose
				  of complying with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act. [75
				  O.S., Sections 250 et seq.] The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science
				  and Technology (OCAST or the Center) is an instrumentality of the State created
				  pursuant to 74 O.S. (1987 Supplement), Sections 5060.1 et seq., known as The
				  OCAST Act. Amended statute [74 O. S. 2001, Sections 5060.1, 5060.2, 5060.3,
				  5060.4, 5060.6, 5060.7, 5060.8, 5060.9, 5060.9a and 5060.22] cited as the
				  "Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Act" (the OSTRaD Act)
				  reconstitutes the OCAST Board as the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research
				  and Development Board (the Board) [Section 5060.6], creates the Oklahoma
				  Institute of Technology (OIT or the Institute)
within
OCAST
				  and directs OCAST and the Board to support OIT. [Section 5060.2] New law
				  creates The Oklahoma Institute of Technology Fund with specified members of the
				  Board designated as
trustees
. (74 O.S. 2001, Section 5060.30)
				  The instant rules, regulations, policies and procedures have been adopted for
				  the purpose of implementing and administering the duties and responsibilities
				  of the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board, OCAST
				  and OIT as provided by law.
(1) The
				rules of this Chapter are adopted for the purpose of simplifying procedure,
				avoiding unnecessary delays, minimizing expenses and facilitating the
				administration of OCAST, OIT and all associated programs. To that end, these
				rules shall be given fair and impartial construction. The rules shall be
				cumulative to the Administrative Procedures Act of the State of Oklahoma as
				amended now and hereafter.
(2) The
				rules of this Chapter shall be known as the General Rules for OCAST and shall
				govern formal proceedings of the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and
				Development Board, OCAST and OIT.
(3) Informal proceedings may be held by
				agreement between the Board, or its agents and any interested party.
(4) The provisions herein contained are
				severable and the repeal, amendment or invalidity of any provision hereof shall
				not serve to repeal or invalidate the remaining provisions of the rules of this
				Chapter.
Amended at 19 Ok Reg
				  3074, eff 9-9-02 through 7-14-03 (emergency)1;
				  Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2727, eff 8-11-03
1This emergency action expired
				  before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency
				  amendatory action, the last prior permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on
				  7-15-03 (after the 7-14-03 expiration of the emergency action), the text of
				  Section 650:1-1-1 reverted back to the permanent text that was effective prior
				  to enactment of the emergency action on 9-9-02, as was last published in the
				  2001 Edition of the OAC, and remained as such until amended by permanent action
				  on 8-11-03.