§201M-5  Small business regulatory review
board; powers.  (a)  There shall be established within the department of
business, economic development, and tourism, for administrative purposes, a
small business regulatory review board to review any proposed new or amended
rule or to consider any request from small business owners for review of any
rule adopted by a state agency and to make recommendations to the agency or the
legislature regarding the need for a rule change or legislation.  For requests
regarding county ordinances, the board may make recommendations to the county
council or the mayor for appropriate action.



(b)  The board shall consist of eleven members,
who shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 26-34.  Nominations
to fill vacancies shall be made from names submitted by the review board.  The
appointments shall reflect representation of a variety of businesses in the
State; provided that no more than two members shall be representatives from the
same type of business, and that there shall be at least two representatives
from each county.



(c)  All members of the board shall be either a
current or former owner or officer of a business and shall not be an officer or
employee of the federal, state, or county government.  A majority of the board
shall elect the chairperson.  The chairperson shall serve a term of not more
than one year, unless removed earlier by a two-thirds vote of all members to
which the board is entitled.



(d)  A majority of all the members to which the
board is entitled shall constitute a quorum to do business, and the concurrence
of a majority of all the members to which the board is entitled shall be
necessary to make any action of the board valid.



(e)  In addition to any other powers provided
by this chapter, the board may:



(1)  Adopt any rules necessary to implement this
chapter;



(2)  Organize and hold conferences on problems
affecting small business; and



(3)  Do any and all things necessary to effectuate the
purposes of this chapter.



(f)  The board shall submit an annual report to
the legislature twenty days prior to each regular session detailing any
requests from small business owners for review of any rule adopted by a state
agency, and any recommendations made by the board to an agency or the
legislature regarding the need for a rule change or legislation.  The report
shall also contain a summary of the comments made by the board to agencies
regarding its review of proposed new or amended rules. [L 1998, c 168, pt of
§2, §5; am L 2002, c 202, §§3, 5; am L 2007, c 217, §4]