[Previous] [Next]

§51-24A.19.


§51-24A.19.
   
   In addition to other records that a public body may keep confidential
   pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act, a public
   body may keep confidential:
   
   1. Any information related to research, the disclosure of which could
   affect the conduct or outcome of the research, the ability to patent
   or copyright the research, or any other proprietary rights any entity
   may have in the research or the results of the research including, but
   not limited to, trade secrets and commercial or financial information
   obtained from an entity financing or cooperating in the research,
   research protocols, and research notes, data, results, or other
   writings about the research; and
   
   2. The specific terms and conditions of any license or other
   commercialization agreement relating to state owned or controlled
   technology or the development, transfer, or commercialization of the
   technology. Any other information relating to state owned or
   controlled technology or the development, transfer, or
   commercialization of the technology which, if disclosed, will
   adversely affect or give other persons or entities an advantage over
   public bodies in negotiating terms and conditions for the development,
   transfer, or commercialization of the technology. However,
   institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
   shall:
   
   a. report to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education as
   requested, on forms provided by the Regents, research activities
   funded by external entities or the institutions, the results of which
   have generated new intellectual property, and
   
   b. report to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education annually
   on forms provided:
   
   (1) expenditures for research and development supported by the
   institution,
   
   (2) any financial relationships between the institution and private
   business entities,
   
   (3) any acquisition of an equity interest by the institution in a
   private business,
   
   (4) the receipt of royalty or other income related to the sale of
   products, processes, or ideas by the institution or a private business
   entity with which the institution has established a financial
   arrangement,
   
   (5) the gains or losses upon the sale or other disposition of equity
   interests in private business entities, and
   
   (6) any other information regarding technology transfer required by
   the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
   
   The reports required in subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph shall
   not be deemed confidential and shall be subject to full disclosure
   pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
   

[Previous] [Next]