Department of General Services: nonprofit liaison.

Existing law establishes the Department of General Services within the Government Operations Agency under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of General Services to provide centralized services, including, but not limited to, planning, acquisition, construction, and maintenance of state buildings and property, purchasing, printing, architectural services, administrative hearings, and accounting services. Existing law requires a state agency that significantly regulates or impacts small business to designate a person to serve as a small business liaison for the state agency, and specifies the duties of a small business liaison, including receiving and responding to complaints about the agency from small businesses and providing technical advice and assisting small businesses in resolving problems and questions regarding compliance with the agency's regulations and relevant statutes. This bill would require the Department of General Services to designate a person to serve as a nonprofit liaison. The bill would require the department to advertise the existence of the nonprofit liaison on the department's internet website. The bill would establish the responsibilities of a nonprofit liaison, including responding to complaints by nonprofit corporations about the department and assisting nonprofit corporations with complying with the department's regulations and relevant statutes. The bill would prohibit the nonprofit liaison from advocating for or against the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation, or intervening in a pending investigation or enforcement action.