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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 30(L&C)
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY THE HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE
Offered: 3/21/25
Referred: Finance
Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES HOLLAND, Foster
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act establishing the office of entrepreneurship; relating t o new businesses in the 1
state; relating to reports concerning procurements by agencies; and providing for an 2
effective date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 36.30.540 is amended to read: 5
Sec. 36.30.540. Procurement report. The commissioner shall biennially 6
prepare a report concerning procurements by agencies and notify the leg islature that 7
the report is available. The report must include 8
(1) the records maintained by the commissioner under AS 36.30. 510 9
and the records maintained under AS 36.30.520(a) for the previous two fiscal years; 10
(2) a list of procurements made under this chapter from out-of -state 11
sources during the previous two fiscal years , together with the total number of 12
procurement contracts entered into during that period with out-of-state contractors and 13
the total value of these contr acts; this paragraph does not app ly to procurements made 14
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under AS 36.30.320; and 1
(3) a list of procurements made under this chapter from state sources 2
during the previous two fiscal years , together with the total number of procurement 3
contracts entered into during that period with state contractor s and the total value of 4
these contracts; this paragraph does not apply to procurements made under 5
AS 36.30.320; 6
(4) the total number of procurement contracts entered into dur ing 7
the previous two fiscal years with new businesses in the state, the total value of 8
these contracts, and details on the demographic and geographic areas of these 9
businesses; 10
(5) the percentage of the total number and total value of 11
procurement contracts entered into in the previous two fiscal y ears that were 12
entered into with new businesses in the state; and 13
(6) recommendations on improving access to procurement 14
contracts for new businesses in the state, including details on new businesses in 15
the state in statistically underrepresented demographic segment s and geographic 16
areas of the state. 17
* Sec. 2. AS 36.30.540 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 18
(b) In this section, "new busine ss in the state" has the meani ng given in 19
AS 44.33.859. 20
* Sec. 3. AS 44.33 is amended by adding new sections to read: 21
Article 13A. Entrepreneurship. 22
Sec. 44.33.850. Office of entrepreneurship. The office of entrepreneurship is 23
created in the department. 24
Sec. 44.33.853. Duties. (a) The office shall 25
(1) promote innovation-based ec onomic development, business 26
development, and the creation of jobs in emerging sectors; 27
(2) provide a new business in the state with information on av ailable 28
resources and state services and the laws relevant to starting a new business; 29
(3) facilitate engagement between the state and a new business in the 30
state to increase the use of goods and services from state sources; 31
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(4) in coordination with community entrepreneurship programs, 1
economic development organizations, local government agencies, military 2
installations, regional development organizations, small business development centers, 3
and the University of Alaska's innovation and technology transfer programs, 4
(A) identify and address the needs of a new business in the 5
state; 6
(B) facilitate communication to enhance the range and quality 7
of services of a new business in the state; 8
(C) streamline the delivery of services of a new business in t he 9
state; and 10
(D) share data and information with a new business in the state; 11
and 12
(5) actively seek and use volunt eers to assist in the performa nce of the 13
duties described in this section. 14
(b) If requested by a borough, city, or municipality, the offi ce shall assist in 15
the development and training o f a business ecosystem liaison po sition in the borough, 16
city, or municipality for the purpose of improving the delivery of services of a small 17
business in the state and interactions among small businesses i n the state, other 18
businesses, and the state. 19
(c) The department may provide to the office facilities to imp lement the duties 20
described under this section. If the department determines that facilities are not 21
necessary to perform a duty of the office, the office shall per form the duty using 22
electronic or telephonic means. 23
(d) In this section, 24
(1) "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, 25
and Economic Development; 26
(2) "military installation" has the meaning given in AS 14.03.080(g); 27
(3) "regional development organization" means a nonprofit 28
organization or nonprofit corpora tion formed to encourage econo mic development 29
within a particular region of the state that includes the entir e area of each municipality 30
within that region and that has a board of directors that repre sents the region's 31
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economic, political, and social interests. 1
Sec. 44.33.855. Annual report. On or before January 1 of each year, the office 2
shall prepare a report detailing legislation enacted in the pre vious year that supports, 3
hinders, or otherwise affects ne w businesses in the state. The office shall submit the 4
report to the governor, senate secretary, and chief clerk of the house of representatives 5
and notify the legislature that the report is available. 6
Sec. 44.33.857. New state business development. (a) Subject to 7
appropriation, each fiscal year, state agencies shall collectiv ely expend an amount 8
equal to five percent of the t otal amount appropriated for econ omic development 9
programs related to business grow th or diversification in emerg ing sectors in a fiscal 10
year for the support and expansi on of organizations or programs that provide services 11
to new businesses in the state. 12
(b) A state agency shall notify the office of the expenditure of funds under this 13
section. The notification must i nclude the amount of the expend iture and identify the 14
organization or program that received the funds. 15
Sec. 44.33.859. Definitions. In AS 44.33.850 - 44.33.859, 16
(1) "new business in the state" means a business that qualifie s as an 17
Alaska bidder as defined in AS 36.30.990 and has been in operat ion for less than five 18
years; 19
(2) "office" means the office of entrepreneurship; 20
(3) "state agency" means a department, institution, board, com mission, 21
division, authority, public corporation, committee, or other ad ministrative unit of the 22
executive branch of state government. 23
* Sec. 4. AS 36.30.540(a)(4), 36.30.540(a)(5), 36.30.540(a)(6), 36.30.540(b); AS 44.33.850, 24
44.33.853, 44.33.855, 44.33.857, and 44.33.859 are repealed. 25
* Sec. 5. Section 4 of this Act takes effect December 31, 2030. 26