An Act To Strengthen the Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1995
Committee Amendment CA_A_S477 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §13033, 5 MRSA §13033-A, 5 MRSA §13034

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 789, L.D. 1995, Bill, "An Act To 
Strengthen the Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §13033, as amended by PL 2005, c. 425, §3, is further amended 
to read: 
§13033. Membership 
The commission consists of .w 2 members: 
the Chief Executive Officer of the 
Finance Authority of Maine or the chief executive officer's designee; the Commissioner 
of Economic and Community Development or the commissioner's designee; 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; tile 
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. 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §13033-A is enacted to read: 
§13033-A. Terms of membership 
Beginning January 1, 2009, the 3 public members appointed to the commISSIon 
pursuant to section 13033 are appointed for staggered terms of 3 years. 
The 
commissioner shall appoint public members to vacancies on the commission as they 
occur or upon expiration of terms. Any vacancy must be filled for the unexpired portion 
of the term in which the vacancy occurs. 
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §13034, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 142, §3, is further 
amended to read: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 789, L.D. 1995 
3. Issue reports and recommendations. Issue reports and recommendations to the 
commissioner, the Governor and the Legislature in regard to programs that support or 
promote small business assistance and entrepreneurship. Beginning January 15,2009, the 
commission shall provide an annual report, by January 15th of each year, to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and 
economic development matters that includes the commission's proposed quarterly 
meeting schedule for the year, as well as a summary of the Small Business Development 
Center Program's activities in the State that focuses on its collaborative efforts with other 
economic development programs in the State; and 
Sec. 4. 
Staggered terms. 
The Commissioner of Economic and Community 
Development shall appoint the 3 public members of the Maine Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship Commission by January 1,2009 so that one member serves a one-year 
term, one member serves a 2-year term and one member serves a 3-year term. 
Subsequent terms of the public members are for 3 years, pursuant to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, section 13033-A.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. It removes the District Director of the United 
States Small Business Administration's Maine District Office as a member of the Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship Commission. 
The amendment also requires the 
commission to submit an annual report beginning January 15, 2009 to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and economic 
development matters that includes the commission's proposed quarterly meeting schedule 
for the year, as well as a summary of the Small Business Development Center Program's 
activities in Maine that focuses on its collaborative efforts with other economic 
development programs in the State. It also establishes 3-year terms for public members 
appointed to the commission and requires the Commissioner of Economic and 
Community Development to establish staggered terms for the public members. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/13/08 frac::.. 
LD 1995 
LR 3149(02) 
An Act To Strengthen the Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "Il " 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community Development can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
LR3149(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I