Missouri Laws 643.175 – Small business ombudsman, duties — appointment
1. There is created within the office of governor a small business ombudsman who shall:
(1) Monitor the small business technical assistance program established in section 643.173;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 643.175
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Commission: the air conservation commission of the state of Missouri created in section 643. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: the department of natural resources of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Small business: for the purpose of sections 643. See Missouri Laws 643.020
(2) Advise and assist small businesses regulated under sections 643.010 to 643.190;
(3) Recommend to the committee and the commission appropriate changes in the rules which would facilitate small business compliance with sections 643.010 to 643.190;
(4) Receive and review complaints about the administration of sections 643.010 to 643.190 as such administration affects small business; and
(5) Issue a report with recommendations to the department within one hundred twenty days of receiving a complaint from a small business. The department shall take action to remedy the complaint and notify the ombudsman of its action within thirty days of receipt or submit a written explanation of its reasons for not complying with the recommendations of the ombudsman.
2. The small business ombudsman shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate for a term of office which shall be concurrent with that of the governor. The ombudsman may be reappointed. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.