Bill > H2733

This bill establishes a special commission to investigate how state agencies in the Commonwealth can better share information to make it easier for new businesses to register. The commission will be co-chaired by the Commonwealth's Innovation Officer and Chief Information Officer, and will include various state officials such as the secretaries of administration and finance, the commonwealth, the attorney general, the treasurer, the auditor, and the secretaries of health and human services, energy and environmental affairs, housing and economic development, education, and transportation, along with three appointees from the governor (one of whom must be an information technology specialist), and designees from the president of the senate, speaker of the house, chairs of the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight, and minority leaders in the senate and house. Their task is to conduct a thorough study to identify and eliminate redundant or overly complicated steps in the business registration process, especially for small businesses, and to assess the costs associated with implementing new or improved technology. The commission is required to report its findings and any recommendations to several legislative committees and the clerks of the house and senate by December 31, 2015.