Support an increase of $17 M over the current funding level for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST),   The increase in funding will support expansion of existing OCAST Programs including Health and Applied Research, Small Business Research Assistance, i2E - the Oklahoma Technology Commercialization Center and Technology Business Finance Program, the Inventors Assistance Service, the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Plant Science Research and the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project; and the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute.

Support efforts to match or increase the state investment in the EDGE Endowment ($150 million) toward the eventual goal of $1 billion to enable the realization of Oklahoma as “Research Capital of the Plains” resulting in a continuing income stream of funds for research and development and leading to new and better jobs for Oklahomans.

Support legislation that creates incentives to recruit top level scientific talent to centers of excellence in research, development and commercialization of technology.

Support legislation that stimulates the growth of technology-based businesses and jobs around the state through incentives focused on applied entrepreneurship support to recognized clusters of technology businesses, centers of excellence and research.  

Support legislation that stimulates the growth of technology-based businesses and jobs around the state through incentives focused on recognized clusters of technology businesses and research. 

Introduce or support legislation necessary to focus the state’s resources on and promote the development of the following specific areas of technology in which Oklahoma already has clusters of excellence:  (1) Aerospace/Aviation; (2) Bio-technology; (3) Energy; (4) Information Technology; (5) Life Sciences; (6) Nanotechnology; (7) Sensors; (8) Telecommunications; and (9) Weather Technologies.   

Provide incentives for companies to utilize Oklahoma interns, because interns often become permanent employees and stay in the state.

Support incentives for college graduates who go to work in Oklahoma after graduation.  Incentives like income tax exemption or tuition refund.