The Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology is a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary serves as the chief advisor to the Governor on the impact of science and technology on the State's economic development.
The Secretary of Science and Technology is responsible for ensuring that scientific research and development conducted by universities in the State coordinates with and enhances the State's business community. As of fiscal year 2011, the Secretary oversees 26 full-time employees and is responsible for an annual budget of $38 million.
Oklahoma state law allows for Cabinet Secretaries to serve concurrently as the head of a State agency in addition to their duties as a Cabinet Secretary. Historically, the Secretary of Science and Technology has not served in any such dual position.
The Secretary of Science and Technology is one of the few Cabinet Secretary positions whose annual salary is not set by law.[1] As such, it is left to the Governor to determine the Secretary's salary in the annual budget. As of 2010, all Science and Technology Secretaries have served without taking a salary.
List of Secretaries
Secretary of Science and Technology (1998–present)
^Paragraph 3, Section 10.5, Title 74, Oklahoma Statutes
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oklahoma, secretary, science, technology, member, oklahoma, governor, cabinet, secretary, appointed, governor, with, consent, oklahoma, senate, serve, pleasure, governor, secretary, serves, chief, advisor, governor, impact, science, technology, state, economic. The Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology is a member of the Oklahoma Governor s Cabinet The Secretary is appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate to serve at the pleasure of the Governor The Secretary serves as the chief advisor to the Governor on the impact of science and technology on the State s economic development OklahomaSecretary of Science and TechnologyIncumbentKayse Shrum nominated Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and TechnologyFormationSeptember 4 1998WebsiteOffice of the Secretary of Science and TechnologyThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Contents 1 History 2 Responsibilities 3 List of Secretaries 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe position of Secretary of Science and Technology was established in 1999 when Governor Frank Keating issued an executive order establishing the position Previously the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce had served the role of chief science officer of the State since 1986 when that position was established by the Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986 Responsibilities EditThe Secretary of Science and Technology is responsible for ensuring that scientific research and development conducted by universities in the State coordinates with and enhances the State s business community As of fiscal year 2011 the Secretary oversees 26 full time employees and is responsible for an annual budget of 38 million Oklahoma state law allows for Cabinet Secretaries to serve concurrently as the head of a State agency in addition to their duties as a Cabinet Secretary Historically the Secretary of Science and Technology has not served in any such dual position The Secretary of Science and Technology is responsible for overseeing the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology The Secretary of Science and Technology is one of the few Cabinet Secretary positions whose annual salary is not set by law 1 As such it is left to the Governor to determine the Secretary s salary in the annual budget As of 2010 all Science and Technology Secretaries have served without taking a salary List of Secretaries EditSecretary of Science and Technology 1998 present Name Took Office Left Office Governor served under1 W Arthur Porter 1998 2003 Frank Keating2 Joseph W Alexander 2003 2011 Brad Henry3 Stephen W S McKeever January 10 2011 2017 Mary Fallin4 Kelvin Droegemeier March 13 2017 2 3 January 13 2019Kayse Shrum nominated 4 2019 Kevin StittReferences Edit Paragraph 3 Section 10 5 Title 74 Oklahoma Statutes Oklahoma Gov Mary Fallin appoints OU vice president to serve on cabinet OU Daily March 9 2017 Retrieved August 9 2018 Reardon Sara Witze Alexandra July 31 2018 The wait is over Trump taps meteorologist as White House science adviser Nature 560 7717 150 151 doi 10 1038 d41586 018 05862 y PMID 30087470 Oklahoma governor picks 2 more cabinet secretaries Associated Press 2019 03 15 Retrieved 2019 03 18 External links EditOklahoma Governor s Cabinet website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology amp oldid 1128029691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
