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SENATE BILL NO. 5528
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State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Senators Fleming and Smitherman
Read first time 2/3/87 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to the governor's small business advisory council; and amending RCW 43.175.010, 43.175.020, and 43.175.900.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 7, chapter 282, Laws of 1984 as amended by section 62, chapter 466, Laws of 1985 and RCW 43.175.010 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There
is established the governor's small business ((improvement)) advisory
council to consist of at least fifteen ((but not more than thirty))
members to be appointed by the governor. In making the appointments, the
governor shall consider the recommendations of business organizations and
persons operating small businesses((. At least fifteen percent of the
members of the council shall be)), and provide for the representation of
women or members of minority groups, and ((at least one member of the council
shall represent)) agribusiness concerns. The governor shall appoint the
following members to the council: The director of trade and economic
development; the director of community development; the director of
agriculture; the director of revenue; the commissioner of employment security;
the director of the office of small business; the chairperson of the community
economic revitalization board; the director of the small business development
center; the president of the small business export finance assistance center;
the director of the center for international trade in forest products; the
director of the Washington technology center; and the director of the
international marketing program for agricultural commodities and trade. Members
of the governor's small business ((improvement)) advisory
council shall be appointed for terms of four years, but the governor may modify
the terms of the initial members as necessary to achieve staggered terms.
(2) Members
of the governor's small business ((improvement)) advisory
council shall ((not)) be compensated or ((be)) reimbursed for
travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 subject to
legislative appropriation.
(3) The department of trade and economic development or its successor agency shall provide staff support and administrative assistance to the council.
Sec. 2. Section 8, chapter 282, Laws of 1984 as amended by section 63, chapter 466, Laws of 1985 and RCW 43.175.020 are each amended to read as follows:
The governor's
small business ((improvement)) advisory council shall seek to:
Identify regulatory, administrative, and legislative proposals that will
improve the entrepreneurial environment for small businesses; advise state
small business programs on program policies, and services to assist small
businesses; and assist the office of small business in coordinating government
programs assisting small businesses. In consultation with the ((department
of trade and economic development)) office of small business and the
appropriate standing committees of the senate and house of representatives, the
governor's small business ((improvement)) advisory council
shall submit its proposals and recommendations to the governor and the
legislature prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature.
Sec. 3. Section 13, chapter 282, Laws of 1984 and RCW 43.175.900 are each amended to read as follows: