North Dakota § 54-69-02 - Advanced technology review committee - Membership - Meetings

§ 54-69-02. Advanced technology review committee - Membership - Meetings

1. The advanced technology review committee consists of: a. The chief information officer or a designee within the information technology department; b. The vice chancellor for information technology or a designee within the North Dakota university system; c. One individual from the private sector with significant information and advanced technology knowledge, appointed by the governor; d. One individual from the private sector with significant information and advanced technology knowledge, appointed by the majority leader of the house of representatives; e. One individual from the private sector with significant information and advanced technology knowledge, appointed by the majority leader of the senate; and f. The commissioner, or a designee within the department of commerce, who shall serve as a nonvoting member of the committee and provide recommendations to the committee regarding grant awards. 2. By July first of each odd-numbered year, the chief information officer and vice chancellor for information technology shall compile a list of individuals with significant private sector information and advanced technology knowledge working within the state to be forwarded to the governor and the majority leaders of the house of representatives and senate. The governor and the majority leaders of the house of representatives and senate must consider the listed individuals for committee membership appointments. 3. The chief information officer, vice chancellor for information technology, and commissioner are permanent members of the committee. The term of office of the members of the committee appointed from the private sector is four years except the initial term of office of the individual appointed by the majority leader of the senate is three years and the initial term of office of the individual appointed by the governor is two years. Each term of office commences on August first. Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing entity and may be reappointed for additional terms. By August first of each year, the chairman of the legislative management shall select one of the appointed members to serve as the chairman of the committee. The chairman of the committee shall select a vice chair. If a committee member ceases to qualify as a member of the appointing entity, that individual's membership on the committee ceases immediately and the appointing entity shall appoint a new member to the committee for the remainder of the term. 4. A committee member representing the private sector is entitled to receive compensation in an amount not exceeding one hundred thirty-five dollars per day and travel and expense reimbursement as provided by law for state officers for attending meetings of the committee, to be paid by the department within the limits of legislative appropriations. 5. The committee shall meet as necessary at the call of the committee chairman to review and approve grant applications from entrepreneurs, startup companies, and small businesses that are in the initial phases of advanced technology product research, development, and innovation and are unable to access financial resources for prototype product development.