Summary

Adds two required outreach and coordination duties to an existing securities office: provide educational resources and events to raise awareness of capital-raising options for underrepresented, rural, and disaster-affected small businesses, and meet at least once a year with state securities regulators to coordinate assistance for small businesses and small business investors. One short section also establishes a short title for the Act.

• Adds two new required activities to an existing securities office’s duties under the Securities Exchange Act.
• Requires the office to provide educational resources and participate in events about capital-raising options for underrepresented, rural, and disaster-affected small businesses.
• Specifically includes women-owned and minority-owned businesses, rural businesses, and small businesses affected by hurricanes or other natural disasters.
• Requires at least one annual meeting between the office and State securities commission representatives to coordinate assistance for small businesses and their investors.
• Does not appropriate funds or create new grant programs; it changes duties and outreach responsibilities only.
• Makes minor punctuation edits to existing subparagraphs to accommodate the additions.
• One section only sets a short title; no substantive action in that section.
• No changes to tax law, securities registration rules, or investor protections are made beyond the added outreach and coordination duties.