Oklahoma Administrative Code

Applications shall be reviewed by OCAST staff to determine compliance with all requirements as they are listed in the solicitation. Applications will be recommended for approval by the OCAST staff on the basis of satisfactory compliance with all requirements as stated in the soli…

(a) Professional service contract. The mechanism for funding an OCAST STTR Matching Funds Program award shall be a professional service contract between OCAST and the applicant. Program requirements concerning the expenditure of federal Phase II funds shall be as specified in the…

OCAST is subject to the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act and the Open Records Act. However, "marketing plans, financial statements, trade secrets, research concepts, methods or products, or any other proprietary information . . . shall be confidential, except to the extent that the per…

(a) Direct mailings. (A) all applicants to this program from the previous three years. (B) all persons who contact OCAST and request that a solicitation be mailed to them. (b) Public announcements posted. Public announcement of the application submission period and process shall …

Appeals related to the rules of this Chapter shall be processed in accordance with the procedures referenced in 650:1-3-4. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 650:38-1-14 Added at 24 Ok Reg 2666, eff 7-12-07

Citations to statutes in this Chapter refer to the most recent codification of the statute. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 650:38-1-2 Added at 24 Ok Reg 2666, eff 7-12-07

(a) "For-profit entity" is defined in the federal Small Business Technology Transfer Act of 1992, PL 102-564, Title II. (b) "Professional service contract" is defined in 74 O.S., Section 5060.4. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 650:38-1-3 Added at 24 Ok Reg 2666, eff 7-12-07

The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Applicant" means the individual or firm submitting the application under this program. "Application" means all completed required forms from…

(a) OSTRaD Board. OCAST shall administer the OCAST STTR Matching Funds Program under the governance of the statutorily created OSTRaD Board, 74 O.S., Section 5060.6.(1) The OSTRaD Board shall approve all specifications of the OCAST STTR Matching Funds Program and any changes made…

The OCAST STTR Matching Funds Program will provide matching support which meets the highest current standards for state matching support to federal STTR program grants, 74 O.S., Section 5060.19(D). The provision of matching funds from the State will: (1) act as an incentive to fi…

Eligible applicants shall: (1) be for-profit entities with employment not exceeding 500 workers including the parent company and all subsidiaries. (2) have been eligible for and shall have applied for Phase II STTR funding from a federal agency prior to making application to the …

(a) Allocations. The OSTRaD Board shall establish the amount of funding allocated to the STTR Matching Funds Program for each fiscal year. (b) Submission periods. The dates of the application submission period for each fiscal year shall be listed in the OCAST STTR Matching Funds …

The OCAST STTR Matching Funds Program Solicitation shall be used to apply for funding under this program. Solicitations shall be available at the OCAST principal office. No application fee shall be required. (1) Application deadlines. Application submission date(s) will be listed…

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.], and other laws of the State of Oklahoma as interpreted by the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma. These insta…

The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "The Center" means the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. "OCAST" means the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement o…

(a) Request for proposal process. Funding contracts which implement the purposes of unique individual projects authorized by legislative appropriation shall be made pursuant to a request for proposal (RFP) process. Such requests for proposal shall be distributed at such times as …

Proposals for unique individual projects accepted for evaluation shall be reviewed by one of the following procedures depending on the nature and complexity of the requirements of the project as determined by the Board of Directors: (1) The Board may direct that a review committe…

(a) Professional service contract. The mechanism for funding the approved proposal for funding of a unique individual project shall be a professional services contract between OCAST and the applicant individual or entity. (b) Contractor obligations. (1) Records and accounts. The …

Appeals related to the rules of this Chapter shall be processed in accordance with the procedures referenced in 650:1-3-4. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 650:40-1-6

The rules of this Chapter are adopted for the purpose of facilitating the administration of unique individual projects. 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 Okla…

The rules of this Chapter describe the organization, operation, and administration of the Office of the Secretary of State. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-1

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-10 Added at 11 Ok Reg 4237, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2623, eff 7-1-99 Revoked by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 24, September 1, 2015, eff. 9/11/2015

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-11 Added at 11 Ok Reg 4237, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2623, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2653, eff 7-1-00 Revoked by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 24, September 1, 2015, eff. 9/11/2015

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-12 Reserved at 11 Ok Reg 4237, eff 7-25-94

The Office of the Secretary of State retains the right to refuse to file any document which is illegible, written in pencil, cannot be copied or microfilmed, or otherwise deemed not acceptable for filing due to poor quality or condition. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-13 Added…

(a) The Secretary of State's Office will may issue invoices for subscriptions to The Oklahoma Register and the Oklahoma Administrative Code and Supplement, sales of electronic databases maintained by the Secretary of State's Office, sales of lists of entities filing or registered…

Mail received by priority mail service, including but not limited to, Federal Express, express mail or certified mail, shall be treated the same as mail received from the post office. This mail will be processed with that particular day's mail and will not receive preference. Not…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-16 Added at 11 Ok Reg 4237, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2623, eff 7-1-99 Revoked by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-17 Added at 11 Ok Reg 4237, eff 7-25-94; Revoked at 16 Ok Reg 2623, eff 7-1-99

All interested persons may ask the Secretary of State to promulgate, amend or repeal a rule. Such request shall be in writing, signed by the person seeking the change, state the rule involved, the alleged need or necessity therefore, whether it conflicts with any existing rule, a…

Any person who may be directly affected by the existence or application of any of the rules of the Secretary of State may request in writing an interpretation or ruling, regarding the application of such rule to a particular set of facts. Such request shall be in writing, signed …

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-2

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-3

(a) Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday with the exception of legal holidays. (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title, all documents for filing in the Office of the Secretary of State must be presented by 4:30 p.m. Documents presented…

(a) Documents recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State shall not be removed from the Office unless they are transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, or unless otherwise provided by Oklahoma Statutes. Documents may be stored at additional off-site storage facil…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-6 Revoked at 11 Ok Reg 4237, eff 7-25-94

(a) Payment for products and services of the Secretary of State's Office may be made in cash, personal or business check, certified or cashier's check, money order, credit card approved for state use or electronic fund transfer. All checks or money orders must be made payable to …

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-7 Added at 11 Ok Reg 4237, eff 7-25-94; Revoked at 16 Ok Reg 2623, eff 7-1-99

(a) Notification either by letter or email is sent to the client when a check or electronic fund transfer is returned without payment by the issuing financial institution for any reason advising the client that the funds must be replaced within thirty (30) days. If the client fai…

A refund may be made in accordance with 74 OS §664.1, Refund of erroneous collections. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:1-1-9 Added at 11 Ok Reg 4237, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2623, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2776, eff 7-1-01 Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, I…

Figure 1 Figure 2 Notes Okla. Admin. Code tit. 655, ch. 10, app A Added at 16 Ok Reg 2597, eff 7-1-99; Revoked and reenacted at 17 Ok Reg 2655, eff 7-1-00

This Chapter establishes procedures and guidelines relating to business entities. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:20-1-1 Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4241, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2623, eff 7-1-99

(a) The following forms and instructions are issued by the agency for public use. (1) Certificate of incorporation and instructions (profit, not for profit and professional) (2) Amended certificate of incorporation (profit, not for profit and professional) (3) Certificate of diss…

(a) A name may be reserved for a period of sixty (60) days for a fee of $10.00. (18 O.S., Sections 1142, 2055 and 54 O.S., Section 304) A name is reserved for a full sixty (60) days beginning the day after the reservation is filed. If the name of the applicant listed on the reser…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 655:20-1-4 Revoked at 11 Ok Reg 4241, eff 7-25-94

(a) Personnel in the Office of the, Secretary of State will give information on a maximum of five (5) business entities to the public making such request in person. If a walk-in customer has more than five (5) record search requests, they must leave a list and return for the info…

(a) The availability of name will be made by the Filing Examiners of the Business Division. A Filing Examiner may express an opinion on name availability in response to a written, telephone, or oral request; but such an opinion is not a final determination that the name will or w…