Bill Text: MN SF2419 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Employment and economic development department (DEED) bureau of business services small business advocate office establishment

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-13 - Referred to Jobs and Economic Growth [SF2419 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2419-Introduced.html

1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to economic development; establishing a business advocate in the
1.3Department of Employment and Economic Development;proposing coding for
1.4new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. [116J.681] SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE.
1.7A small business advocate office is established in the Bureau of Business Services
1.8to provide one-stop access for small businesses in need of information or assistance in
1.9obtaining or renewing licenses, meeting state regulatory requirements, or resolving
1.10disputes with state agencies. The department shall not increase its full-time equivalent
1.11staff complement to administer this section.
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