(1) Each cabinet secretary on the Governor's Executive Cabinet, established pursuant to KRS 11.065, shall designate a small business ombudsman from among their respective existing cabinet employees.
(2) The small business ombudsman shall:
(a) Respond to inquiries from small businesses on administrative regulations and other regulatory matters; and (b) Provide information regarding the procedure for submitting comments on administrative regulations as provided by KRS 13A.270(1).
(3) Each cabinet shall provide contact information for the cabinet's small business ombudsman on the cabinet's Web site, including the ombudsman's name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address.
(4) No later than December 1 of each year, each small business ombudsman shall submit a report to the Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy, established pursuant to KRS 11.200, summarizing the number and nature of inquiries that the ombudsman has received from small businesses during the previous twelve (12) months.