<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>affecting small business start-ups in Minnesota and Wisconsin.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. <b>COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STATE REGULATION AFFECTING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var><b>SMALL BUSINESS START-UPS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>(a) The Legislative Coordinating Commission must apply to the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>Minnesota Carlson School of Business or another grant-making organization for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>fund or conduct a comparative study of the effects of state regulation on the cost and delay <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>required to start a typical small business in Minnesota and Wisconsin.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>(b) The study must examine the typical cost and delay required by state regulation in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>the two states to start a typical small services business, small retail business, and small <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>manufacturing business. Within each of those three categories, the study must choose a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>specific type of business and follow the start-up process in the two states from beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>to end, including formation, financing, licensing, permits, reporting requirements, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>employment laws, and state and local taxes. The study must result in a written report <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission no later than December 1, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(c) The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall request proposals and choose <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>the recipient of the grant from among higher education institutions that have a graduate <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>program in business, business administration, or a similar field. The Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>Coordinating Commission shall periodically monitor the recipient's progress on the study <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>and written report. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall submit the written <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>report as a report to the legislature in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.195 <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>and 3.197.<br/>