Okla. Admin. Code § 150:155-1-2 - Definitions
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"African American" means a US Citizen or lawful resident who has origins in any of the African racial groups of Africa.
"Asian American" means a US Citizen or lawful resident whose heritage is from Asia or the Indian subcontinent including, but not limited to Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Burma, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, Samoa, Guam, The U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Macao, Fiji, Tonga, Kirbati, Juvalu, Nauru, Federated States of Micronesia, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan or Bangladesh.
"Controlled" means having a sufficient amount of voting shares of a company to make all business decisions.
"Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Commerce
"Hispanic American" means a US Citizen or lawful resident of Spanish Heritage from any of the following countries or regions: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central or South America.
"Military veteran" means a US Citizen or lawful resident who has either served in the active military, naval or air service and who has been discharged in a manner other than dishonorably or a US Citizen or lawful resident who served in the National Guard and has been deployed on federal active-duty orders for at least 180 days and who has been discharged in a manner other than dishonorably.
"Native American" means a US Citizen or lawful resident who has a blood degree from and is recognized as an enrolled citizen of a federally recognized tribe and/or who has a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) issued by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
"Oklahoma owned" means that at least fifty one percent (51%) of the ownership group maintains a primary residence in the State of Oklahoma and have filed personal state income tax returns for the previous two years.
"Racial minority" means a citizen of the United States or other lawful resident who is African American, Hispanic American, or Asian American.
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