§ 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.