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OK SB1670
Bill
Status
3/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Aaron Reinhardt
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AI Summary
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Amends 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3206.3 to require the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to include a tiered system of ownership in their model policy for intellectual property developed at state institutions, based on the amount of revenue generated from new technology
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Requires that inventors or discoverers at state higher education institutions be compensated competitively compared to similarly situated institutions
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Adds "aerospace and defense" as a new category to the list of technologies that institutions should encourage developing, alongside medical, biotechnology, energy, telecommunications, chemical, and industrial technology
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Mandates that any policy created under this section be reviewed every 7 years to ensure it remains competitive among comparable institutions of higher education
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Effective date of July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause allowing immediate effect upon passage and approval
Legislative Description
Higher education; directing certain model policy established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to include certain tiered system of ownership. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action
First Reading
3/16/2026