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HB30

Alaska Office of Entrepreneurship Bill

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In one sentence

This bill creates a new state office to help new businesses and requires the government to report on how it buys goods from local companies.

What it does

  • Creates an Office of Entrepreneurship inside the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
  • Requires the commissioner to write a two-year report showing which contracts go to out-of-state versus in-state businesses.
  • Mandates that reports include data on how many new local businesses win government contracts, their total value, and details about where they are located.
  • Directs state agencies to spend 5% of certain economic development funds on programs for new businesses if money is approved by the legislature.
  • Requires the Office of Entrepreneurship to submit an annual report listing laws that help or hurt new businesses.

Who it affects

  • New businesses in Alaska that qualify as Alaska bidders and have been operating for less than five years.
  • State agencies responsible for buying goods, services, and managing economic development funds.
  • Local governments such as boroughs or cities if they request help training business liaison staff.

Limits and unknowns

  • Funding for programs supporting new businesses depends on whether the legislature approves spending in future budgets.
  • Most parts of this law are scheduled to expire and stop working on December 31, 2030.

Plain language

Terms to know

New business in the state
A company that qualifies as an Alaska bidder and has been open for less than five years.
Procurement report
A document listing government purchases made from local, out-of-state, and new businesses over two fiscal years.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP An Act establishing the office of entrepreneurship; relating to new businesses in the state; relating to reports concerning procurements by agencies; and relating to initial business license fees for new businesses in the state.

Official activity

Bill history

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