HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                Bill No. CS/HB 293
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Crow and Bense offered the following:
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13         Amendment to Amendment (920355) (with directory
14  language amendment) 
15         On page 14, between lines 21&22 of the amendment
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17  insert:  
18         (b)  All capital not invested in qualified investments
19  by the certified capital company:
20         1.  Must be held in a financial institution as defined
21  by s. 655.005(1)(h) or held by a broker-dealer registered
22  under s. 517.12, except as set forth in s. 288.99(5)(b)3.g.
23         2.  Must not be invested in a certified investor of the
24  certified capital company or any affiliate of the certified
25  investor of the certified capital company, except for an
26  investment permitted by s. 288.99(5)(b)3.g., provided
27  repayment terms do not permit the obligor to directly or
28  indirectly manage or control the investment decisions of the
29  certified capital company.
30         3.  Must be invested only in:
31         a.  Any United States Treasury obligations;
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    File original & 9 copies    04/26/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 293 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 b. Certificates of deposit or other obligations, 2 maturing within 3 years after acquisition of such certificates 3 or obligations, issued by any financial institution or trust 4 company incorporated under the laws of the United States; 5 c. Marketable obligations, maturing within 5 years or 6 less after the acquisition of such obligations, which are 7 rated "A" or better by any nationally recognized credit rating 8 agency; 9 d. Mortgage-backed securities, with an average life of 10 5 years or less, after the acquisition of such securities, 11 which are rated "A" or better by any nationally recognized 12 credit rating agency; 13 e. Collateralized mortgage obligations and real estate 14 mortgage investment conduits that are direct obligations of an 15 agency of the United States Government; are not private-label 16 issues; are in book-entry form; and do not include the classes 17 of interest only, principal only, residual, or zero; or 18 f. Interests in money market funds, the portfolio of 19 which is limited to cash and obligations described in 20 sub-subparagraphs a.-d.;or 21 g. Obligations that are issued by an insurance company 22 that is not a certified investor of the certified capital 23 company making the investment, that has provided a guarantee 24 indemnity bond, insurance policy, or other payment undertaking 25 in favor of the certified capital company's certified 26 investors as permitted by s. 288.99(3)(m)1. or an affiliate of 27 such insurance company as defined by s. 288.99(3)(a)3. that is 28 not a certified investor of the certified capital company 29 making the investment, provided that such obligations are: 30 (I) Issued or guaranteed as to principal by an entity 31 whose senior debt is rated "AA" or better by Standard & Poor's 2 File original & 9 copies 04/26/01 hgr0003 10:28 am 00293-0049-785173
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 293 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 Ratings Group or such other nationally recognized credit 2 rating agency as the Department may by rule determine; 3 (II) Not subordinated to other unsecured indebtedness 4 of the issuer or the guarantor; 5 (III) Invested by such issuing entity in accordance 6 with s. 288.99(5)(b)3.a.-f.; and 7 (IV) Readily convertible into cash within 5 business 8 days for the purpose of making a Qualified Investment unless 9 such obligations are held to provide a guarantee, indemnity 10 bond, insurance policy, or other payment undertaking in favor 11 of the certified capital company's certified investors as 12 permitted by s. 288.99(3)(m)1. 13 14 15 == D I R E C T O R Y L A N G U A G E A M E N D M E N T == 16 And the directory language is amended as follows: 17 On page 1, line 17, 18 19 20 after (a) insert: and (b) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 File original & 9 copies 04/26/01 hgr0003 10:28 am 00293-0049-785173