2016 Indiana Code
TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 4. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
CHAPTER 35. OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Chapter 35. Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
IC 4-4-35-1
"Director"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "director" refers to the director of
the office of small business and entrepreneurship appointed under
section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.187-2014, SEC.7.
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"Office"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "office" refers to the office of
small business and entrepreneurship established by section 3 of this
chapter.
As added by P.L.187-2014, SEC.7.
IC 4-4-35-3
Establishment
Sec. 3. The office of small business and entrepreneurship is
established.
As added by P.L.187-2014, SEC.7.
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Director; appointment; powers
Sec. 4. (a) The lieutenant governor shall appoint an individual to
be the director of the office.
(b) The director:
(1) serves at the lieutenant governor's pleasure;
(2) is entitled to receive compensation in an amount set by the
lieutenant governor subject to the approval of the budget agency
under IC 4-12-1-13; and
(3) is responsible to the lieutenant governor.
(c) The director is the chief executive and administrative officer
of the office.
(d) The director may appoint employees in the manner provided
by IC 4-15-2.2 and fix their compensation, subject to the approval of
the budget agency under IC 4-12-1-13.
(e) The director may delegate the director's authority to the
appropriate office staff.
As added by P.L.187-2014, SEC.7.
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Duties and authorities of the office
Sec. 5. (a) The office shall do the following:
(1) Operate the Indiana small business development center.
(2) Maintain, through the small business development centers,
a statewide network of public, private, and educational
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resources to, among other things, inform small businesses of the
state and federal programs under which small businesses may
obtain financial assistance or realize reduced costs through
programs such as the small employer health insurance pooling
program under IC 27-8-5-16(8).
(3) Employ a small business ombudsman.
(4) Support the development of small business in Indiana
through the Indiana small business development center.
(5) Administer the young entrepreneurs program under
IC 4-4-36.
(6) Develop and administer programs to support the growth of
small businesses.
(b) The office may maintain:
(1) a toll free telephone number; and
(2) an Internet web page;
to provide free access to the office's services related to the Indiana
small business development center.
As added by P.L.187-2014, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.145-2016,
SEC.1.
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Small business assistance center
Sec. 6. The office may operate a small business assistance center
to provide small businesses, including minority owned businesses
and businesses owned by women, with access to managerial and
technical expertise and to provide assistance in resolving problems
encountered by small businesses.
As added by P.L.187-2014, SEC.7.
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Powers and duties
Sec. 7. The office has the following:
(1) All powers, duties, and responsibilities designated by the
governor or the lieutenant governor, or both, that are consistent
with the exercise of executive authority under the Constitution
of the State of Indiana.
(2) All powers, duties, and responsibilities provided to the
office by statute.
As added by P.L.187-2014, SEC.7.
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Small business ombudsman
Sec. 8. The office shall designate an employee to be the small
business ombudsman. The small business ombudsman serves at the
pleasure of the director. The office shall provide staff support to the
small business ombudsman. The small business ombudsman shall
carry out the following duties:
(1) Work with state agencies to permit increased enforcement
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flexibility and the ability to grant common sense exemptions for
first time offenders of state rules and policies, including,
notwithstanding any other law, policies for the compromise of
interest and penalties related to a listed tax (as defined in
IC 6-8.1-1-1) and other taxes and fees collected or administered
by a state agency.
(2) Work with state agencies to seek ways to consolidate forms
and eliminate the duplication of paperwork, harmonize data,
and coordinate due dates.
(3) Coordinate with OMB (as defined in IC 4-3-22-3) to
perform cost benefit analyses.
(4) Work with state agencies to monitor any outdated,
ineffective, or overly burdensome information requests from
state agencies to small businesses.
(5) Carry out the duties specified under IC 4-22-2-28 and
IC 4-22-2.1 to review proposed rules and participate in
rulemaking actions that affect small businesses.
(6) Coordinate with the ombudsman designated under
IC 13-28-3-2 and the office of voluntary compliance established
by IC 13-28-1-1 to coordinate the provision of services required
under IC 4-22-2-28.1 and IC 13-28-3.
(7) Prepare written and electronic information for periodic
distribution to small businesses describing the small business
services provided by coordinators (as defined in IC 4-3-22-16)
and work with the office of technology established by
IC 4-13.1-2-1 to place information concerning the availability
of these services on state Internet web sites that the small
business ombudsman or a state agency determines are most
likely to be visited by small business owners and managers.
(8) Assist in training agency coordinators that are assigned to
rules under IC 4-22-2-28.1(e).
(9) Investigate and attempt to resolve any matter regarding
compliance by a small business with a law, rule, or policy
administered by a state agency, either as a party to a proceeding
or as a mediator.
State agencies shall cooperate with the small business ombudsman
to carry out the purpose of this section. The department of state
revenue and the department of workforce development shall establish
a program to distribute the information described in subdivision (7)
to small businesses that are required to file returns or information
with these state agencies.
As added by P.L.187-2014, SEC.7.
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Authorization to adopt rules
Sec. 9. The office may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out
the duties, purposes, and functions of this chapter.
As added by P.L.187-2014, SEC.7.
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