Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-5-60

Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center - Members -

Subcommittees – Compensation – Quorum - Assistance.

A. There is hereby created the “Industry Advisory Committee”

within the Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Research and

Technology Center located at Oklahoma State University in

Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Committee shall consist of one ex officio

nonvoting member and fifteen appointed members. The Committee shall

be advisory to the Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Research

and Technology Center. The Committee shall assist and advise the

Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology

Center in prioritizing projects, in setting fees, and in creating

and designing joint ventures for the development and advancement of

the production, processing, handling, and marketing of agricultural

commodities, so the Center may meet the needs of the state's value-

added processing entities.

B. The Committee shall consist of sixteen (16) members as

follows:

1. The Dean of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and

Natural Resources of Oklahoma State University shall serve as an ex

officio nonvoting member;

2. The Governor shall appoint four members to serve three-year

terms, two of whom shall be nationally based food processors, one of

whom shall be a member of the “Made in Oklahoma” organization, and

one of whom shall represent a state, county, or city economic

development agency. Of the members initially appointed, two shall

serve a one-year term, one shall serve a two-year term, and one

shall serve a three-year term;

3. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint four

members to serve three-year terms, one of whom shall be involved in

food transportation, one of whom shall be involved in textiles, one

of whom shall be involved in industrial or pharmaceutical products,

and one of whom shall be an Oklahoma-based food processor. Of the

members initially appointed, one shall serve a one-year term, two

shall serve a two-year term, and one shall serve a three-year term;

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4. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint

four members to serve three-year terms, one of whom shall be

involved in food marketing, one of whom shall be involved in food

distribution, one of whom shall be involved in industrial or

pharmaceutical products, and one of whom shall be an Oklahoma-based

food processor. Of the members initially appointed, one shall serve

a one-year term, one shall serve a two-year term, and two shall

serve a three-year term; and

5. The Dean of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and

Natural Resources of Oklahoma State University shall appoint three

members to serve three-year terms, one of whom shall be an Oklahoma-

based food processor, and two of whom shall be involved in

production agriculture. Of the members initially appointed, one

shall serve a one-year term, one shall serve a two-year term, and

one shall serve a three-year term.

C. Any vacancies in the appointed membership of the Industry

Advisory Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the

original appointment.

D. The Committee shall elect from among its members a chair,

vice-chair, and any other officers that the Committee determines

necessary.

E. The Committee shall meet at least biannually.

F. The Committee may appoint subcommittees as necessary to

carry out its duties pursuant to this section.

G. Members of the Committee shall not receive a salary for

duties performed by the Committee. Members of the Committee shall

be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the

performance of their official duties in accordance with the State

Travel Reimbursement Act. The Oklahoma Food and Agricultural

Products Research and Technology Center shall be responsible for

paying travel expenses.

H. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
ies performed by the Committee. Members of the Committee shall

be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the

performance of their official duties in accordance with the State

Travel Reimbursement Act. The Oklahoma Food and Agricultural

Products Research and Technology Center shall be responsible for

paying travel expenses.

H. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.

I. The Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Research and

Technology Center shall provide staff assistance for the Committee.