Bill Text: OH HB144 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: To create an online small business resource center on the Department of Development's internet web site.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-08 - To Economic & Small Business Development [HB144 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2011-HB144-Introduced.html
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Representatives Dovilla, Baker
Cosponsors:
Representatives Carey, Henne, Grossman, Hall, Combs, Slaby, Thompson, Stebelton, Brenner, Adams, R., Derickson, Hottinger, Mecklenborg, Antonio, Sears
| To enact sections 122.014 and 122.015 of the Revised | 1 |
| Code to create an online small business resource | 2 |
| center on the Department of Development's internet | 3 |
| web site. | 4 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| Section 1. That sections 122.014 and 122.015 of the Revised | 5 |
| Code be enacted to read as follows: | 6 |
| Sec. 122.014. It is the purpose of the general assembly to | 7 |
| recognize the efforts of the department of development in | 8 |
| providing resources for small businesses in this state and to | 9 |
| strengthen the resources available to small businesses in this | 10 |
| state by codifying and supplementing these efforts as the online | 11 |
| small business resource center. | 12 |
| Sec. 122.015. (A) The director of development shall | 13 |
| coordinate with the secretary of state to create a single online | 14 |
| small business resource center on the department of development's | 15 |
| internet web site as a central location to provide a small | 16 |
| business in this state with information relevant to small | 17 |
| businesses and their operations. The online small business | 18 |
| resource center shall provide direct information about or an | 19 |
| electronic link to information on at least the following: | 20 |
| (1) Steps to starting a small business in this state; | 21 |
| (2) Workforce availability for small businesses in this | 22 |
| state; | 23 |
| (3) Regulatory requirements for small businesses in this | 24 |
| state; | 25 |
| (4) Required licenses and permits for small businesses in | 26 |
| this state; | 27 |
| (5) Loan and financing opportunities for small businesses in | 28 |
| this state; | 29 |
| (6) Tax requirements, deadlines, and forms applicable to | 30 |
| small businesses in this state; | 31 |
| (7) Small business advocacy opportunities; | 32 |
| (8) Questions frequently asked by small businesses; | 33 |
| (9) The Ohio business gateway; | 34 |
| (10) State procurement opportunities for small businesses in | 35 |
| this state; | 36 |
| (11) Workers' compensation requirements for small businesses | 37 |
| in this state. | 38 |
| The director shall prominently include for each reference or | 39 |
| item on the online small business resource center the date in | 40 |
| which the reference or item was most recently updated. | 41 |
| (B) The online small business resource center shall enable a | 42 |
| person to register to receive regular electronic updates made to | 43 |
| the online small business resource center. However, registration | 44 |
| shall not be required for a person to access information on the | 45 |
| online small business resource center. | 46 |
| (C) The director shall annually consult or survey small | 47 |
| business groups in this state to assess available online resources | 48 |
| and to gather information and suggestions on useful online | 49 |
| resources for small businesses in this state. | 50 |
