KRS 11.200: Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy -- Purpose --

Membership -- Meetings -- Chief executive officer.

(1) There is created the Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy. The

commission shall be a separate administrat ive body of state government within the

meaning of KRS 12.010(8).

(2) It shall be the purpose of the Commission on Small Business Innovation and

Advocacy to:

(a) Address matters of small business as it relates to government affairs;

(b) Promote a cooperati ve and constructive relationship between state agencies

and the small business community to ensure coordination and implementation

of statewide strategies that benefit small business in the Commonwealth;

(c) Coordinate and educate the small business commun ity of federal, state, and

local government initiatives of value and importance to the small business

community;

(d) Create a process by which the small business community is consulted in the

development of public policy as it affects their industry sector;

(e) Aid the small business community in navigating the regulatory process, when

that process becomes cumbersome, time consuming, and bewildering to the

small business community; and

(f) Advocate for the small business, as necessary when regulatory

implementation is overly burdensome, costly, and harmful to the success and

growth of small businesses in the Commonwealth.

(3) The Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy shall consist of

thirteen (13) members:

(a) Two (2) members representing each congressional district; and

(b) One (1) at-large member.

(4) All members shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of four (4) years, except

that the original appointments shall be staggered so that three (3) appointments shall

expire at one (1) year, three (3) appointments shall expire at two (2) years, and three

(3) appointments shall expire at three (3) years, and four (4) appointments shall

expire at four (4) years from the dates of initial appointment.

(5) The Governor shall appoint the chair and vice chair of the commission from the

appointed membership.

(6) The commission shall meet quarterly and at other times upon call of the chair or a

majority of the commission.

(7) A quorum shall be a majority of the membership of the commission.

(8) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be

reimbursed for their necessary travel expenses actually incurred in the discharge of

their duties on the commission, subject to Finance and Administration Cabinet

administrative regulations.

(9) The executive director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation shall be the

administrative head and chief executive officer of the commission. The secretary of

the Cabinet for Economic Development shall have authority to hire staff, contract

for services, expend funds, and operate the normal business act ivities of the

commission.

(10) The Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy shall be

administratively attached to the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation within

the Cabinet for Economic Development.