Section 481.0067 - Small Business Advocate(a) The executive director shall designate an individual as the small business advocate.(b) To be eligible to serve as the small business advocate, a person must have demonstrated a strong commitment to and involvement in small business efforts.(c) The small business advocate shall: (1) serve as the principal focal point in this state for assisting small and historically underutilized businesses;(2) assist small and historically underutilized businesses by identifying: (A) conflicting state policy goals and state agency rules that may inhibit small and historically underutilized business development;(B) financial barriers for those businesses; and(C) sources of financial assistance for those businesses;(3) provide assistance to small and historically underutilized businesses in complying with federal, state, and local laws; and(4) perform research, studies, and analyses of matters affecting the interests of small and historically underutilized businesses.Tex. Gov't. Code § 481.0067
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1.10, eff. 9/1/2003.