2.__Terms of appointment.__Each member appointed to the board must be appointed to serve a 3-year term.__No member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms.

3.__Chair; election of board officers; quorum.__The members of the board shall annually elect a chair and a vice-chair from among the board members.__A majority of members of the board constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting the board's business, except a lesser number may hold public hearings.

4.__Duties of board.__The board shall:

A.__Meet at least 3 times a year in different regions of the State to hear testimony from businesses regarding their concerns about enforcement activities of state departments and agencies; and

B.__Report to the Governor and the Legislature at least annually on complaints of excessive enforcement actions against businesses by departments and agencies of State Government. The report also must include recommendations for regulatory and statutory changes, if any, that will enhance the State's business climate.

5.__Annual report.__The board shall report by February 1st of each year to the Governor and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business and economic development matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters on its findings and recommendations.

6.__Technical assistance.__The State Planning Office shall provide technical support to the board.

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA c. 383, sub-c. 4-A is enacted to read:

SUBCHAPTER 4-A

SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

§13100.__Small Business and Entrepreneurship

The commissioner shall create within existing budgeted resources the Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship and appoint a director to operate the office.