Section 63N-1a-402 - Board of Economic Opportunity duties and powers(1) The GOEO board shall advise and assist the office to: (a) promote and encourage the economic, commercial, financial, industrial, agricultural, and civic welfare of the state;(b) promote and encourage the development, attraction, expansion, and retention of businesses, industries, and commerce in the state;(c) support the efforts of local government and regional nonprofit economic development organizations to encourage expansion or retention of businesses, industries, and commerce in the state;(d) act to enhance the state's economy;(e) develop policies, priorities, and objectives regarding the assistance, retention, or recruitment of business, industries, and commerce in the state;(f) administer programs for the assistance, retention, or recruitment of businesses, industries, and commerce in the state;(g) ensure that economic development programs are available to all areas of the state in accordance with federal and state law;(h) identify local, regional, and statewide rural economic development and planning priorities;(i) understand, through study and input, issues relating to local, regional, and statewide rural economic development, including challenges, opportunities, best practices, policy, planning, and collaboration; and (j) maintain ethical and conflict of interest standards consistent with those imposed on a public officer under Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.(2) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the GOEO board may, in consultation with the executive director, make rules for the conduct of the GOEO board's business.Amended by Chapter TBD, 2024 General Session ,§ 14, eff. 5/1/2024.Renumbered from § 63N-1b-202 by Chapter 362, 2022 General Session ,§ 49, eff. 7/1/2022.Renumbered from § 63N-1-402 and amended by Chapter 282, 2021 General Session ,§ 82, eff. 7/1/2021.Renumbered from § 63M-1-303 and amended by Chapter 283, 2015 General Session ,§ 63, eff. 5/12/2015.Amended by Chapter 173, 2014 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/13/2014.Amended by Chapter 392, 2013 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/14/2013.Amended by Chapter 342, 2011 General Session