2. The department shall, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, establish and maintain a program to assist small businesses in identifying financial assistance programs, offered by any State agency, for which the business may be eligible. The department shall create, modify, and update, as necessary, a uniform application form for the purpose of gathering basic operational and financial information, and any additional information as deemed necessary by the department, from small businesses seeking assistance under this program. The application form shall be created, modified, and updated, as necessary, in a manner that requires a small business to provide the business’s basic operational and financial information on the form.

L.2011, c.123, s.2.