§ 30-183 Powers and duties of the Commission
The Commission shall have the power and duty to:
1. Evaluate the impact of existing statutes and proposed legislation on small businesses.
2. Assess the Commonwealth’s small business assistance programs and examine ways to enhance their effectiveness.
3. Provide small business owners and advocates with a forum to address their concerns.
4. Report annually its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor. The chairman of the Commission shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website.
History
This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 735 and 783 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 844; in 2004, chapter 1000.
1995, cc. 735, 783, § 9-338; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 1000.