<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>assistance network for Minnesota entrepreneurs;proposing coding for new law <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</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.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Section 1. <b>[116J.6581] MINNESOTA ENTREPRENEUR RESOURCE VIRTUAL </b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var><b>NETWORK (MERVN).</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>(a) The commissioner shall seek sufficient private sector funding for the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (OESBD) to develop, maintain, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>market a virtual network to provide seamless access to statewide resources and expertise <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>for entrepreneurs and existing businesses using private sector funding. Private sector <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>funding must be for general support of the virtual network and must not be used to sponsor <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>specific portions of the network. The network must connect Minnesota entrepreneurs to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>available state and nonstate supported services and technical assistance. In developing and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>maintaining the network, OESBD must ensure that all listed resources meet established <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>standards. The goal of the network is to assist in the creation of new Minnesota ventures, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>the growth of existing businesses, and the ability of Minnesota entrepreneurs to compete <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>globally. To the greatest extent possible, the network should be built on and linked to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>existing resources designed to make business assistance resources more accessible to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>Minnesota business.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(b) Any portion of the network that involves state information systems or state <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>Web sites is subject to the authority of the Office of Enterprise Technology in chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>16E, including, but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>(1) evaluation and approval as specified in section 16E.03, subdivisions 3 and 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(2) review to ensure compliance with security policies, guidelines, and standards as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>specified in section 16E.03, subdivision 7; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(3) assurance of compliance with accessibility standards developed under section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>16E.03, subdivision 9.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    Sec. 2. <b>REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>By September 30, 2010, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>over economic development and state government finance on the department's plans <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>and progress towards the development of the network under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>116J.6581.<br/>