NY Econ Dev L § 133 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-B - Division for Small-Business 133 - Small-Business Advisory Board; Creation.

§  133.  Small-business  advisory  board; creation. 1. There is hereby created in the division for small business  a  small  business  advisory board.  The  board shall consist of seventeen members to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the  senate.  The  governor shall  designate  a  chairman from the members of the advisory board, to serve as such at the pleasure of the governor. In appointing the members of the advisory board the governor shall ensure that at  least  nine  of the  members are individuals who are currently involved in the ownership and/or operation of a small business or who have extensive experience in small business ownership and/or operation, and that at least two of  the members  are  individuals  representing  banking,  community development financial, insurance or surety bonding institutions.   2. All members of the advisory board shall serve for  terms  of  three years,  such  terms  to  commence  on  April  first, and expire on March thirty-first;  provided,  however,  that  of  the  nine  members   first appointed  three shall be appointed for one-year terms expiring on March thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight, three shall  be  appointed for  two-year  terms  expiring  on  March thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine, and three shall be appointed for three year terms expiring on March thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty; and that six  additional members,  two  on  the  recommendation of the temporary president of the senate, one on the recommendation of the minority leader of the  senate, two  on the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly and one on the recommendation of the minority leader of the assembly shall be appointed for three year terms expiring on March  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred eighty-four and every three years thereafter.   3. The advisory board shall meet regularly at least four times in each year. Special meetings may be called by its chairman and shall be called by  him  at  the  request of the deputy commissioner of the division for small-business.   4. No member of the advisory board shall be disqualified from  holding any  other  public  office  or employment, nor shall he forfeit any such office  or  employment  by  reason   of   his   appointment   hereunder, notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  any general, special or local law, ordinance or city charter.   5. The members of the advisory board shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be allowed their actual and necessary  expenses incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.   6. The board shall have the power and duty to:  (a)  advise the commissioner in carrying out the functions, powers and duties of the division, as set forth in this article;  (b)  advise  the  commissioner,  the  governor,  and  the  legislature concerning  recommended  legislation necessary to foster and promote the prosperity, expansion and development of small business concerns  within the state;  (c)  advise  the  commissioner,  the  governor,  and  the  legislature concerning existing laws, rules,  regulations  and  practices  of  state agencies  which  are  counter-productive  or inimical to the prosperity, expansion and development of small business concerns within the state;  (d)  advise  the  commissioner,  the  governor,  and  the  legislature concerning  the  development  of  inter-governmental  cooperation  among agencies of the federal, state and  local  governments  and  cooperation between  private  industry  and  government  so as to assure the optimum development of small business concerns;  (e) issue an annual report to the commissioner, the governor  and  the legislature recommending cost-effective ways to simplify access to state government for small businesses;  (f)  serve as a catalyst for creating and maintaining a small business consciousness in New York state;  (g)  establish procedures for making annual awards to be known as "New York State Small Business Awards". These non-monetary  awards  shall  be given  in  recognition  of  unusual  performance  by  persons, firms and organizations which are engaged in the operation of New York state small businesses or which are engaged in activities to assist small businesses in the state. The board may nominate up to five award  winners  annually and  forward  such  names  to  the  governor  for his consideration. The governor  may  designate  award  winners  from  these  nominees  at  his discretion.  Current  members  of the advisory board are not eligible as nominees;  (h) advise the commissioner on recommendations for the selection of  a minority  and  women-owned business enterprise statewide advocate as set forth by section three hundred eleven-a of the executive law; and  (i) report to the commissioner, the governor and  the  legislature  on agency  use  of  streamlined optional adjudicatory proceedings for small businesses.   7. The commissioner shall provide the board with such staff assistance and support services as necessary for the board to perform the functions required of it under this section.