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+Adopted by the Industry, Business and
+Labor Committee
 Sixty-ninth
+February 10, 2025
 Legislative Assembly
 of North Dakota
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 2. There is created an office of entrepreneurship within the department of commerce.
 Employees of the office of entrepreneurship report to the commissioner. The office of
 entrepreneurship shall:
-a. Work to strengthen policies and programs supporting the growth of
-entrepreneurship in the state, including across demographic segments and
-geographic areas.
-b. Work with stakeholders and organizations supporting entrepreneurship to:
-(1) Enhance the learning and skills of entrepreneurs;
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+a. Work to strengthen policies and programs supporting the growth of
+entrepreneurship in the state, including across demographic segments and
+geographic areas.
+b. Work with stakeholders and organizations supporting entrepreneurship to:
+(1) Enhance the learning and skills of entrepreneurs;
 (2) Provide technical support to entrepreneurs; and
 (3) Expand access to resources for entrepreneurs.
 c. Serve as a point of contact to assist businesses that have been in operation less
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 businesses.
 3. A state agency shall cooperate with and assist the office of entrepreneurship in the
 performance of its duties and functions.
-4. Before August of each even-numbered year, the office of entrepreneurship shall
+4. Before August of each   even-numbered   year, the office of entrepreneurship shall
 provide a report to the legislative management which includes:
 a. The number and total dollar amount of state contracts awarded to businesses
 that have been in operation less than five years, including a breakdown by
-demographic segments and geographical areas of the state;
+demographic segments and geographical areas of the state  A summary of work
+accomplished in support of growing entrepreneurship in the state;
 b. The percentage of state contracts awarded to businesses that have been in
 operation less than five years compared to the total number of contracts
-awarded;
-c. The percentage of the dollar amount of state contracts awarded to businesses
+awarded  A summary of   events held to drive collaboration with stakeholders and
+organizations supporting entrepreneurship;
+c. The   percentage of the dollar amount of state contracts awarded to businesses
 that have been in operation less than five years compared to the total dollar
-amount of contracts awarded;
+amount of contracts awarded  number of participating businesses that have been
+in operation less than five years;
 d. The types of businesses awarded a state contract;
-e, Recommendations for improving access to state contracts for businesses that
+              e,    Recommendations for improving access to state contracts for businesses that
 have been in operation less than five years, including those businesses in
-statistically underrepresented demographic segments and geographic areas of
-the state;
-f. Recommendations for improving entrepreneurship in the state, including
-identifying regional challenges to entrepreneurship; and
-g. Any additional information deemed necessary to provide an accurate depiction of
-the condition of entrepreneurship in the state.
-5. The office of entrepreneurship shall encourage five percent of the number of state
-contracts to be awarded to businesses that have been in operation less than five years
-and which have the principal place of the business located in the state.
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-6. All records, files, and communications of the office of entrepreneurship made or
-received in accordance with this section are an exempt record under section
-44  -  04  -  17.1.
+statistically underrepresented demographic segments and geographic areas of
+the state;
+               f.    Recommendations for improving entrepreneurship in the state, including
+identifying regional challenges to entrepreneurship; and
+g.  e.  Any additional information deemed necessary to provide an accurate depiction of
+the condition of entrepreneurship in the state.
+      5.    The office of entrepreneurship shall encourage five percent of the number of state
+contracts to be awarded to businesses that have been in operation less than five years
+and which have the principal place of the business located in the state.
+6.  5.  All   financial   records,   files, and communications of the office of entrepreneurship   or
+records containing financial information   made or   received in accordance with this
+section are an exempt record under section   44  -  04  -  17.1.
 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - OFFICE OF
 ENTREPRENEURSHIP - FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. There is appropriated out of
 any moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
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 purpose of providing salaries and benefits for office of entrepreneurship staff, for the biennium
 beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. The department of commerce is authorized
 two full-time equivalent positions to administer the office of entrepreneurship.
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