§ 134. Powers and duties of the division for small-business. The\ndivision shall have the power and duty to:\n 1. coordinate the activities of all state agencies performing\nfunctions affecting the operation of small-businesses in the state;\n 2. receive complaints of operators of small-businesses and refer them\nto the appropriate federal, state or local agency authorized by law for\nappropriate action on such complaints;\n 3. advise and make recommendations to the commissioner on matters\naffecting the small-businesses of the state and promote and encourage\nthe protection of the legitimate interests of small-businesses within\nthe state;\n 4. conduct investigations, research, studies and analyses of matters\naffecting the interests of small-businesses;\n 5. represent the interests of small-businesses in the state before\nfederal, state and local administrative and regulatory agencies;\n 6. study the operation of the laws affecting small-businesses and\nrecommend to the commissioner new laws and amendments of laws for the\nbenefit of small-businesses;\n 7. review pending legislation affecting small-businesses and report\nits findings to the commissioner; and\n 8. initiate and encourage small-business education programs in general\nand to coordinate with the functions of the office of general services\nan information and outreach program directed toward informing\nsmall-businesses in the state of procedures necessary for competing for\nstate purchases and to coordinate with the functions of every state\nagency, department or authority described in section one hundred\nthirty-nine-g of the state finance law, pursuant to subdivision (b) of\nsection one hundred thirty-nine-g of the state finance law, an\ninformation and outreach program directed toward informing\nsmall-businesses in the state of procedures necessary for competing for\nstate contracts, including without limitation educating small\ncontractors about surety bonding requirements on state contracts, and\nidentifying resources available to such contractors in obtaining their\nfirst bond and in increasing their bonding capacity, including but not\nlimited to the federal small business administration bond guarantee\nprogram.\n 9. the commissioner and the commissioners of agriculture and markets\nand the office of general services shall initiate and encourage\nsmall-business education programs and coordinate with the functions of\nthe office of general services, pursuant to subdivision (b) of section\none hundred sixty-one-b of the state finance law, an information and\noutreach program directed toward informing eligible businesses in the\nstate of procedures necessary for competing for purchases of food\nproducts pursuant to section one hundred seventy-four-a of the state\nfinance law and subdivision eight-a of section one hundred three of the\ngeneral municipal law, and to coordinate with the functions of every\nstate agency or department described in subdivision (b) of section one\nhundred thirty-nine-g of the state finance law, an information and\noutreach program directed toward informing eligible businesses in the\nstate of procedures necessary for competing for contracts for the\npurchase of food products pursuant to section one hundred seventy-four-a\nof the state finance law and subdivision eight-a of section one hundred\nthree of the general municipal law.\n 10. conduct a survey of all business incubators in the state and\nassess the need for additional incubator facilities to nurture the\ngrowth and development of small businesses.\n 11. provide assistance to small business in the state, and facilitate\naccess to programs serving small business, to ensure that such\nbusinesses benefit, as needed, from technical, managerial, financial,\nand general business assistance; training; marketing; organization and\npersonnel skill development; project management assistance; technology\nassistance; bond and insurance education assistance; online marketplace\n
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