2011 California Code
Corporations Code
TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS [100 - 14551]
ARTICLE 3. Small Business Development Board
Section 14022

The board shall do each of the following:

(a) Advise the director on matters regarding this part.

(b) Select a vice chairperson of the board and adopt bylaws as are required to govern the conduct and operation of the board.

(c) Approve new corporations recommended by the director, based on an examination of each of the following:

(1) Review of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the corporation to determine whether they contain the provisions required by this chapter and conform with the regulations adopted pursuant to this part.

(2) Determination as to whether the legislative intent expressed in Section 14002 shall be served by the proposed corporation.

(3) Determination as to whether the responsibility, character, and general fitness of the individuals who will manage the corporation are such as to command the confidence of the state and to warrant the belief that the business of the proposed corporation will be honestly and efficiently conducted in accordance with the intent and purpose of this chapter and that they include representatives of the financial and business community, as well as the economically disadvantaged.

(d) Hold public hearings in order to carry out the objectives of the agency in regards to its responsibilities as legislative advocate and ombudsman for the state s small business community.

(e) Advise the Governor, the director, and the Small Business Advocate regarding issues and programs affecting California s small business community, including, but not limited to, business innovation and expansion, export financing, state procurement, management and technical assistance, venture capital, and financial assistance.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1046, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1997.)