Bill Text: MI HB6238 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Economic development; other; small business and entrepreneurship services office; create. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-08-15 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/12/2018 [HB6238 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB6238-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 6238

 

 

June 12, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Lasinski, Gay-Dagnogo, Chirkun, Chang, Yancey, LaGrand, Greimel, Ellison, Cochran, Green, Geiss, Pagan, Wittenberg, Moss, Zemke, Hertel, Elder, Brinks, Peterson, Singh, Durhal and Jones and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Trade.

 

     A bill to create certain offices in the executive branch; and

 

to impose certain duties and responsibilities on certain offices

 

and officers and on certain state employees and public employees.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Department" means the department of talent and economic

 

development.

 

     (b) "Office" means the office of small business and

 

entrepreneurship services created in section 2.

 

     (c) "Small business" means a business concern incorporated or

 

doing business in this state that employs fewer than 250 full-time

 

employees and that has gross annual sales of less than

 

$12,500,000.00.

 

     Sec. 2. (1) The office of small business and entrepreneurship

services is created in the department.

 

     (2) The office shall do all of the following:

 

     (a) Facilitate the creation and retention of small business

 

jobs in this state.

 

     (b) Create and operate an internet website for small

 

businesses and entrepreneurship services that includes, but is not

 

limited to, all of the following:

 

     (i) Provides step-by-step instructions on the governmental

 

requirements of how to start and operate a business in this state.

 

     (ii) Is a comprehensive economic development resource for

 

small businesses in this state.

 

     (iii) Contains a searchable database that directs job

 

providers to the websites of all relevant business organizations

 

and governmental entities governing their business based on

 

location and type of business.

 

     (iv) Identifies appropriate academic programs, personnel, and

 

resources in Michigan colleges and universities that are available

 

to help small businesses and strengthen entrepreneurial activities.

 

     (c) Coordinate programs across state government to create and

 

retain small business jobs in this state.

 

     (d) Aid and assist small business and entrepreneurs in this

 

state.

 

     (e) Work to create a small business environment that

 

encourages and sustains entrepreneurship in this state.

 

     (f) Facilitate the promotion of a positive customer service

 

culture of state employees who interact with the public.

 

     Sec. 3. Not later than January 1 of each year, the office

shall report to each house of the legislature all of the following

 

for the immediately preceding fiscal year:

 

     (a) A detailed analysis of the activities of the office in

 

implementing the programs and activities described in section 2(2).

 

     (b) The number of new jobs created by small businesses.

 

     (c) Recommendations for improvements in the programs and

 

activities described in section 2(2).