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15.117 - CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.

        15.117  CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.
         The governor shall appoint a chief technology officer for the
      state.  The chief technology officer shall serve a four-year term and
      shall have national or international stature.  The chief technology
      officer shall coordinate the activities of the technology
      commercialization specialist employed pursuant to section 15.115.
      The chief technology officer shall serve as a spokesperson for the
      department for purposes of promoting to private sector businesses the
      technology commercialization efforts of the department and the
      research and technology capabilities of institutions of higher
      learning in the state.
         Section History: Recent Form
         2005 Acts, ch 150, §29