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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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ating to the creation of the small business advisory task force. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 99, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by |
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adding Chapter 2005 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2005. SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY TASK FORCE |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 2005.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Small business" means a business that employs at |
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least 25 but not more than 250 individuals. |
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(2) "Task force" means the small business advisory |
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task force. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. TASK FORCE |
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Sec. 2005.051. APPOINTMENT. The small business advisory |
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task force is composed of seven members appointed as follows: |
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(1) two members who are not owners or representatives |
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of owners of small businesses, selected by the governor to |
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represent the public; |
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(2) three members who are owners or who represent |
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owners of small businesses, selected by the speaker of the house of |
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representatives; and |
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(3) two members who are owners or who represent owners |
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of small businesses, selected by the lieutenant governor. |
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Sec. 2005.052. TERMS. The members of the task force serve a |
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term of two years and may be reappointed to the task force for |
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additional terms. |
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SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 2005.101. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE. The task force shall |
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make available to small businesses in a form and manner that is |
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understandable to the layperson information applicable to small |
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businesses regarding: |
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(1) environmental permitting and compliance; |
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(2) local regulation, including construction |
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permitting; |
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(3) the duties of the comptroller as they relate to |
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small businesses; |
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(4) tax laws; and |
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(5) the formation of business entities. |
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Sec. 2005.102. RULES. The task force may adopt rules |
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reasonably necessary to implement this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker |
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of the house of representatives shall appoint the members of the |
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small business advisory task force as required by Section 2005.051, |
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Business & Commerce Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |