Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 13033

  • Administrative unit: means the organization certified by the federal Small Business Administration to administer the Small Business Development Center Program in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 13031
  • Commission: means the Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 13031
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 13031
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The commission consists of 9 members: the Chief Executive Officer of the Finance Authority of Maine or the chief executive officer’s designee; the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the commissioner’s designee; the House and Senate chairs of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and economic development matters, who are ex officio, nonvoting members; the chair of the Small Business Development Centers Advisory Council; and a designee from the administrative unit and 3 public members with expertise and knowledge in small business and entrepreneurship, appointed by the commissioner. [PL 2007, c. 585, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1989, c. 875, §§L2,4 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 142, §2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 681, §5 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 425, §3 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 585, §1 (AMD).