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15-3-306. Contracting with research alliance.
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15-3-306. Contracting with research alliance.
(a) In order to assist a research alliance in achieving the objectives identified in § 15-3-305, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission may contract with a research alliance or any nonprofit organization recommended by a research alliance for activities consistent with the research alliance's purpose under § 15-3-305.
(b) When contracting with the research alliance or its designee under this subchapter, the commission may directly enter into agreements with persons or entities and shall not be bound by the provisions of Arkansas procurement law requiring competitive bids.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-3-306
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15-3-306. Contracting with research alliance.
(a) In order to assist a research alliance in achieving the objectives identified in § 15-3-305, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission may contract with a research alliance or any nonprofit organization recommended by a research alliance for activities consistent with the research alliance's purpose under § 15-3-305.
(b) When contracting with the research alliance or its designee under this subchapter, the commission may directly enter into agreements with persons or entities and shall not be bound by the provisions of Arkansas procurement law requiring competitive bids.
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15-3-305. Areas of collaboration.
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission may recommend that a research alliance under this subchapter:
(1) Identify specific areas where scientific research and technological investigation may contribute to the creation and growth of knowledge-based and high-technology jobs in Arkansas;
(2) Determine specific areas in which financial investment in scientific and technological research and development from federal agencies or private businesses located in Arkansas could be enhanced or increased if state resources were made available to assist in financing research infrastructure;
(3) Advise universities of the research needs of Arkansas businesses and improve the exchange of scientific and technological information for the mutual benefit of universities and private businesses;
(4) Encourage collaborations among scholars and faculty of research universities in the areas of research identified by the research alliance;
(5)(A) Recommend state investments in research infrastructure.
(B) In determining the recommendations for state investments in research infrastructure, the research alliance shall invite from research universities:
(i) Assessments of the capabilities of the research universities to seize research opportunities in the areas of research identified by the research alliance; and
(ii) Investments that would accelerate the creation of economic opportunities for the citizens of the state;
(6) Certify investments in research infrastructure from the Arkansas Research Infrastructure Fund; and
(7) Monitor, in the specific areas identified by the research alliance:
(A) Growth in university research funding;
(B) Intellectual property creation;
(C) Licensing of technology to entrepreneurial firms and existi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-3-305
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 15-3-305. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.