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| 1. Membership. The board consists of 5 members who are owners, | | operators or officers of businesses operating in the State. The | | members, at least 3 of whom must represent businesses with fewer | | than 50 employees, are appointed by the Governor. In selecting the | | members of the board, the Governor shall make every effort to | | ensure that different regions of the State are represented. Prior | | to making final appointments of members to the board, the Governor | | or the Governor's designee shall present the appointments to the | | joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction | | over business, research and economic development matters. No | | member of the board may be an officer or employee of State | | Government. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §13031, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 875, Pt. L, | | §§2 and 4, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Commission. "Commission" means the Maine Small Business | | and Entrepreneurship Commission. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §13032, as amended by PL 2001, c. 142, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §13032. Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission |
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| | | The Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission is | | established as an independent commission within the department to | | evaluate and coordinate small business and entrepreneurial | | programs, contract with the administrative unit and exercise | | other powers and responsibilities as provided in this chapter. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §13033, as amended by PL 2001, c. 142, §2, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | The commission consists of 7 | | Officer of the Finance Authority of Maine; the Commissioner of | | Economic and Community Development; the House and Senate chairs | | of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | | jurisdiction over business, research and economic development | | matters, who are ex officio, nonvoting members; the chair of the | | Small Business Development Centers Advisory Council; the District | | Director of the United States Small Business Administration's | | Maine District Office; and a designee from the administrative | | unit and 3 public members with expertise and knowledge in small | | business and entrepreneurship, appointed by the commissioner. |
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