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        By Representative Crow






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Certified Capital

  3         Company Act; amending s. 288.99, F.S.;

  4         redefining the terms "early stage technology

  5         business" and "qualified distribution";

  6         defining the terms "Program One" and "Program

  7         Two"; revising procedures and dates for

  8         certification and decertification under Program

  9         One and Program Two; revising the process for

10         earning premium tax credits; providing a

11         limitation on tax credits under Program Two;

12         authorizing the Department of Banking and

13         Finance to levy a fine; providing for

14         distributions under both programs; providing an

15         effective date.

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17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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19         Section 1.  Subsections (3) and (4), paragraph (a) of

20  subsection (5), paragraph (a) of subsection (6), paragraphs

21  (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of subsection (7),

22  paragraph (a) of subsection (8), paragraphs (a) and (b) of

23  subsection (9), and paragraph (f) of subsection (10) of

24  section 288.99, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

25         288.99  Certified Capital Company Act.--

26         (3)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:

27         (a)  "Affiliate of an insurance company" means:

28         1.  Any person directly or indirectly beneficially

29  owning, whether through rights, options, convertible

30  interests, or otherwise, controlling, or holding power to vote

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  1  10 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities or

  2  other ownership interests of the insurance company;

  3         2.  Any person 10 percent or more of whose outstanding

  4  voting securities or other ownership interest is directly or

  5  indirectly beneficially owned, whether through rights,

  6  options, convertible interests, or otherwise, controlled, or

  7  held with power to vote by the insurance company;

  8         3.  Any person directly or indirectly controlling,

  9  controlled by, or under common control with the insurance

10  company;

11         4.  A partnership in which the insurance company is a

12  general partner; or

13         5.  Any person who is a principal, director, employee,

14  or agent of the insurance company or an immediate family

15  member of the principal, director, employee, or agent.

16         (b)  "Certified capital" means an investment of cash by

17  a certified investor in a certified capital company which

18  fully funds the purchase price of either or both its equity

19  interest in the certified capital company or a qualified debt

20  instrument issued by the certified capital company.

21         (c)  "Certified capital company" means a corporation,

22  partnership, or limited liability company which:

23         1.  Is certified by the department in accordance with

24  this act.

25         2.  Receives investments of certified capital from two

26  or more certified investors.

27         3.  Makes qualified investments as its primary

28  activity.

29         (d)  "Certified investor" means any insurance company

30  subject to premium tax liability pursuant to s. 624.509 that

31  contributes certified capital.

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  1         (e)  "Department" means the Department of Banking and

  2  Finance.

  3         (f)  "Director" means the director of the Office of

  4  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development.

  5         (g)  "Early stage technology business" means a

  6  qualified business that is involved, at the time of the

  7  certified capital company's initial investment in such

  8  business, in activities related to developing initial product

  9  or service offerings, such as prototype development or the

10  establishment of initial production or service processes. The

11  term includes, but is not limited to, a qualified business

12  that is less than 2 years old and has, together with its

13  affiliates, less than $3 million in annual revenues for the

14  fiscal year immediately preceding the initial investment by

15  the certified capital company on a consolidated basis, as

16  determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting

17  principles. The term also includes the Florida Black Business

18  Investment Board, any entity majority owned by the Florida

19  Black Business Investment Board, or any entity in which the

20  Florida Black Business Investment Board holds a majority

21  voting interest on the board of directors.

22         (h)  "Office" means the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

23  Economic Development.

24         (i)  "Premium tax liability" means any liability

25  incurred by an insurance company under the provisions of s.

26  624.509.

27         (j)  "Principal" means an executive officer of a

28  corporation, partner of a partnership, manager of a limited

29  liability company, or any other person with equivalent

30  executive functions.

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  1         (k)  "Qualified business" means a business that meets

  2  the following conditions:

  3         1.  The business is headquartered in this state and its

  4  principal business operations are located in this state.

  5         2.  At the time a certified capital company makes an

  6  initial investment in a business, the business is a small

  7  business concern as defined in 13 C.F.R. s. 121.201, "Size

  8  Standards Used to Define Small Business Concerns" of the

  9  United States Small Business Administration which is involved

10  in manufacturing, processing or assembling products,

11  conducting research and development, or providing services.

12         3.  At the time a certified capital company makes an

13  initial investment in a business, the business certifies in an

14  affidavit that:

15         a.  The business is unable to obtain conventional

16  financing, which means that the business has failed in an

17  attempt to obtain funding for a loan from a bank or other

18  commercial lender or that the business cannot reasonably be

19  expected to qualify for such financing under the standards of

20  commercial lending;

21         b.  The business plan for the business projects that

22  the business is reasonably expected to achieve in excess of

23  $25 million in sales revenue within 5 years after the initial

24  investment, or the business is located in a designated Front

25  Porch community, enterprise zone, urban high crime area, rural

26  job tax credit county, or nationally recognized historic

27  district;

28         c.  The business will maintain its headquarters in this

29  state for the next 10 years and any new manufacturing facility

30  financed by a qualified investment will remain in this state

31  for the next 10 years, or the business is located in a

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  1  designated Front Porch community, enterprise zone, urban high

  2  crime area, rural job tax credit county, or nationally

  3  recognized historic district; and

  4         d.  The business has fewer than 200 employees and at

  5  least 75 percent of the employees are employed in this state.

  6  For purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified business"

  7  also includes the Florida Black Business Investment Board, any

  8  entity majority owned by the Florida Black Business Investment

  9  Board, or any entity in which the Florida Black Business

10  Investment Board holds a majority voting interest on the board

11  of directors.

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13  A business predominantly engaged in retail sales, real estate

14  development, insurance, banking, lending, oil and gas

15  exploration, or engaged in professional services provided by

16  accountants, lawyers, or physicians does not constitute a

17  qualified business.

18         (l)  "Qualified debt instrument" means a debt

19  instrument, or a hybrid of a debt instrument, issued by a

20  certified capital company, at par value or a premium, with an

21  original maturity date of at least 5 years after the date of

22  issuance, a repayment schedule which is no faster than a level

23  principal amortization over a 5-year period, and interest,

24  distribution, or payment features which are not related to the

25  profitability of the certified capital company or the

26  performance of the certified capital company's investment

27  portfolio.

28         (m)  "Qualified distribution" means any distribution or

29  payment by to equity holders of a certified capital company

30  for:

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  1         1.  Reasonable costs and expenses of forming,

  2  syndicating, managing, and operating the certified capital

  3  company, including an annual management fee in an amount that

  4  does not exceed 2.5 percent of the certified capital of the

  5  certified capital company, provided no such cost or expense is

  6  paid to a certified investor, plus reasonable and necessary

  7  fees in accordance with industry custom for professional

  8  services, including, but not limited to, legal and accounting

  9  services, related to the operation of the certified capital

10  company.

11         2.  Any projected increase in federal or state taxes,

12  including penalties and interest related to state and federal

13  income taxes, of the equity owners of a certified capital

14  company resulting from the earnings or other tax liability of

15  the certified capital company to the extent that the increase

16  is related to the ownership, management, or operation of a

17  certified capital company.

18         (n)  "Qualified investment" means the investment of

19  cash by a certified capital company in a qualified business

20  for the purchase of any debt, equity, or hybrid security of

21  any nature and description whatsoever, including a debt

22  instrument or security which has the characteristics of debt

23  but which provides for conversion into equity or equity

24  participation instruments such as options or warrants.

25         (o)  "Program One" means the $150 million in premium

26  tax credits issued under this act in 1999, the allocation of

27  such credits under this act, and the regulation of certified

28  capital companies and investments made by them hereunder.

29         (p)  "Program Two" means the $300 million in premium

30  tax credits to be issued under this act after October 1, 2001,

31  the allocation of such credits under this act, and the

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  1  regulation of certified capital companies and investments made

  2  by them hereunder.

  3         (4)  CERTIFICATION; GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OR

  4  DECERTIFICATION.--

  5         (a)  To operate as a certified capital company, a

  6  corporation, partnership, or limited liability company must be

  7  certified by the department pursuant to this act.

  8         (b)  An applicant for certification as a certified

  9  capital company must file a verified application with the

10  department on or before December 1, 1998, or August 1, 2001,

11  in the case of applicants for Program Two, in a form which the

12  department may prescribe by rule.  The applicant shall submit

13  a nonrefundable application fee of $7,500 to the department.

14  The applicant shall provide:

15         1.  The name of the applicant and the address of its

16  principal office and each office in this state.

17         2.  The applicant's form and place of organization and

18  the relevant organizational documents, bylaws, and amendments

19  or restatements of such documents, bylaws, or amendments.

20         3.  Evidence from the Department of State that the

21  applicant is registered with the Department of State as

22  required by law, maintains an active status with the

23  Department of State, and has not been dissolved or had its

24  registration revoked, canceled, or withdrawn.

25         4.  The applicant's proposed method of doing business.

26         5.  The applicant's financial condition and history,

27  including an audit report on the financial statements prepared

28  in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

29  showing net worth capital of not less than $500,000 within 90

30  days after the date the application is submitted to the

31  department. If the date of the application is more than 90

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  1  days after preparation of the applicant's fiscal year-end

  2  financial statements, the applicant may file financial

  3  statements reviewed by an independent certified public

  4  accountant for the period subsequent to the audit report,

  5  together with the audited financial statement for the most

  6  recent fiscal year.  If the applicant has been in business

  7  less than 12 months, and has not prepared an audited financial

  8  statement, the applicant may file a financial statement

  9  reviewed by an independent certified public accountant.

10         6.  Copies of any offering materials used or proposed

11  to be used by the applicant in soliciting investments of

12  certified capital from certified investors.

13         (c)  On December 31, 1998, or August 31, 2001, in the

14  case of applicants for Program Two, the department shall grant

15  or deny certification as a certified capital company.  If the

16  department denies certification within the time period

17  specified, the department shall inform the applicant of the

18  grounds for the denial.  If the department has not granted or

19  denied certification within the time specified, the

20  application shall be deemed approved.  The department shall

21  approve the application if the department finds that:

22         1.  The applicant satisfies the requirements of

23  paragraph (b).

24         2.  No evidence exists that the applicant has committed

25  any act specified in paragraph (d).

26         3.  At least two of the principals have a minimum of 5

27  years of experience making venture capital investments out of

28  private equity funds, with not less than $20 million being

29  provided by third-party investors for investment in the early

30  stage of operating businesses. At least one full-time manager

31  or principal of the certified capital company who has such

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  1  experience must be primarily located in an office of the

  2  certified capital company which is based in this state.

  3         4.  The applicant's proposed method of doing business

  4  and raising certified capital as described in its offering

  5  materials and other materials submitted to the department

  6  conforms with the requirements of this act.

  7         (d)  The department may deny certification or decertify

  8  a certified capital company if the grounds for decertification

  9  are not removed or corrected within 90 days after the notice

10  of such grounds is received by the certified capital company.

11  The department may deny certification or decertify a certified

12  capital company if the certified capital company fails to

13  maintain a net worth of at least $500,000, or if the

14  department determines that the applicant, or any principal or

15  director of the certified capital company, has:

16         1.  Violated any provision of this section;

17         2.  Made a material misrepresentation or false

18  statement or concealed any essential or material fact from any

19  person during the application process or with respect to

20  information and reports required of certified capital

21  companies under this section;

22         3.  Been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or

23  nolo contendere to, a crime against the laws of this state or

24  any other state or of the United States or any other country

25  or government, including a fraudulent act in connection with

26  the operation of a certified capital company, or in connection

27  with the performance of fiduciary duties in another capacity;

28         4.  Been adjudicated liable in a civil action on

29  grounds of fraud, embezzlement, misrepresentation, or deceit;

30  or

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  1         5.a.  Been the subject of any decision, finding,

  2  injunction, suspension, prohibition, revocation, denial,

  3  judgment, or administrative order by any court of competent

  4  jurisdiction, administrative law judge, or any state or

  5  federal agency, national securities, commodities, or option

  6  exchange, or national securities, commodities, or option

  7  association, involving a material violation of any federal or

  8  state securities or commodities law or any rule or regulation

  9  adopted under such law, or any rule or regulation of any

10  national securities, commodities, or options exchange, or

11  national securities, commodities, or options association; or

12         b.  Been the subject of any injunction or adverse

13  administrative order by a state or federal agency regulating

14  banking, insurance, finance or small loan companies, real

15  estate, mortgage brokers, or other related or similar

16  industries.

17         (e)  The certified capital company shall file a copy of

18  its certification with the office by January 31, 1999.

19         (e)(f)  Any offering material involving the sale of

20  securities of the certified capital company shall include the

21  following statement:  "By authorizing the formation of a

22  certified capital company, the State of Florida does not

23  endorse the quality of management or the potential for

24  earnings of such company and is not liable for damages or

25  losses to a certified investor in the company.  Use of the

26  word 'certified' in an offering does not constitute a

27  recommendation or endorsement of the investment by the State

28  of Florida.  Investments in a certified capital company prior

29  to the time such company is certified are not eligible for

30  premium tax credits.  If applicable provisions of law are

31  violated, the state may require forfeiture of unused premium

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  1  tax credits and repayment of used premium tax credits by the

  2  certified investor."

  3         (f)(g)  No insurance company or any affiliate of an

  4  insurance company shall, directly or indirectly, own (whether

  5  through rights, options, convertible interests, or otherwise)

  6  10 percent or more of the equity interests of or manage or

  7  control the direction of investments of a certified capital

  8  company or have, through ownership or any agreement or

  9  understanding, the right to participate in 10 percent or more

10  of the profits of a certified capital company.  This

11  prohibition does not preclude a certified investor, insurance

12  company, or any other party from exercising its legal rights

13  and remedies, which may include interim management of a

14  certified capital company, if a certified capital company is

15  in default of its obligations under law or its contractual

16  obligations to such certified investor, insurance company, or

17  other party.

18         (g)(h)  On or before December 31 of each year, each

19  certified capital company shall pay to the department an

20  annual, nonrefundable renewal certification fee of $5,000.  No

21  renewal fees shall be required within 6 months after the date

22  of initial certification.

23         (h)(i)  The department shall administer and provide for

24  the enforcement of certification requirements for certified

25  capital companies as provided in this act.  The department may

26  adopt any rules necessary to carry out its duties,

27  obligations, and powers related to certification, renewal of

28  certification, or decertification of certified capital

29  companies and may perform any other acts necessary for the

30  proper administration and enforcement of such duties,

31  obligations, and powers.

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  1         (i)(j)  Decertification of a certified capital company

  2  under this subsection does not affect the ability of certified

  3  investors in such certified capital company from claiming

  4  future premium tax credits earned as a result of an investment

  5  in the certified capital company during the period in which it

  6  was duly certified.

  7         (5)  INVESTMENTS BY CERTIFIED CAPITAL COMPANIES.--

  8         (a)  To remain certified, a certified capital company

  9  must make qualified investments according to the following

10  schedule:

11         1.  At least 20 percent of its certified capital must

12  be invested in qualified investments by December 31, 2000, or

13  in the case of certified capital raised under Program Two, by

14  December 31, 2003.

15         2.  At least 30 percent of its certified capital must

16  be invested in qualified investments by December 31, 2001, or

17  in the case of certified capital raised under Program Two, by

18  December 31, 2004.

19         3.  At least 40 percent of its certified capital must

20  be invested in qualified investments by December 31, 2002, or

21  in the case of certified capital raised under Program Two, by

22  December 31, 2005.

23         4.  At least 50 percent of its certified capital must

24  be invested in qualified investments by December 31, 2003, or

25  in the case of certified capital raised under Program Two, by

26  December 31, 2006. At least 50 percent of such qualified

27  investments must be invested in early stage technology

28  businesses.

29         (6)  PREMIUM TAX CREDIT; AMOUNT; LIMITATIONS.--

30         (a)  Any certified investor who makes an investment of

31  certified capital shall earn a vested credit against premium

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  1  tax liability equal to 100 percent of the certified capital

  2  invested by the certified investor. Certified investors shall

  3  be entitled to use no more than 10 percentage points of the

  4  vested premium tax credit earned under a particular program,

  5  including any carryforward credits from such program under

  6  this act, per year beginning with premium tax filings for

  7  calendar year 2000 for credits earned under Program One and

  8  calendar year 2002 for credits earned under Program Two. Any

  9  premium tax credits not used by certified investors in any

10  single year may be carried forward and applied against the

11  premium tax liabilities of such investors for subsequent

12  calendar years.  The carryforward credit may be applied

13  against subsequent premium tax filings through calendar year

14  2017.

15         (7)  ANNUAL TAX CREDIT; MAXIMUM AMOUNT; ALLOCATION

16  PROCESS.--

17         (a)  The total amount of tax credits which may be

18  allocated by the office shall not exceed $150 million with

19  respect to Program One and $300 million with respect to

20  Program Two. The total amount of tax credits which may be used

21  by certified investors under this act shall not exceed $15

22  million annually with respect to credits earned under Program

23  One and $30 million annually with respect to credits earned

24  under Program Two.

25         (c)  Each certified capital company must apply to the

26  office for an allocation of premium tax credits for potential

27  certified investors by March 15, 1999, or by October 1, 2001,

28  in the case of credits allocable under Program Two, on a form

29  developed by the office with the cooperation of the Department

30  of Revenue.  The form shall be accompanied by an affidavit

31  from each potential certified investor confirming that the

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  1  potential certified investor has agreed to make an investment

  2  of certified capital in a certified capital company up to a

  3  specified amount, subject only to the receipt of a premium tax

  4  credit allocation pursuant to this subsection. No allocation

  5  shall be made to the potential investors of a certified

  6  capital company under Program Two unless such certified

  7  capital company has filed premium tax allocation claims that

  8  would result in an allocation to the potential investors in

  9  such certified capital company of not less than $30 $15

10  million in the aggregate.

11         (d)  On or before April 1, 1999, or October 15, 2001,

12  in the case of Program Two, the office shall inform each

13  certified capital company of its share of total premium tax

14  credits available for allocation to each of its potential

15  investors.

16         (e)  If a certified capital company does not receive

17  certified capital equaling the amount of premium tax credits

18  allocated to a potential certified investor for which the

19  investor filed a premium tax allocation claim within 10

20  business days after the investor received a notice of

21  allocation, the certified capital company shall notify the

22  office by overnight common carrier delivery service of the

23  company's failure to receive the capital.  That portion of the

24  premium tax credits allocated to the certified capital company

25  shall be forfeited. The department may levy a fine of not more

26  than $50,000 on any certified investor that does not invest

27  the full amount of certified capital allocated by the

28  department to such investor in accordance with the affidavit

29  filed on its behalf.  If the office must make a pro rata

30  allocation under paragraph (f), the office shall reallocate

31  such available credits among the other certified capital

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  1  companies on the same pro rata basis as the initial

  2  allocation.

  3         (f)  If the total amount of capital committed by all

  4  certified investors to certified capital companies in premium

  5  tax allocation claims under Program Two exceeds the aggregate

  6  cap on the amount of credits that may be awarded under Program

  7  Two, the premium tax credits that may be allowed to any one

  8  certified investor under Program Two shall be allocated using

  9  the following ratio:

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11                       A/B = X/$300,000,000

12                       A/B = X/$150,000,000

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14  where the letter "A" represents the total amount of certified

15  capital certified investors have agreed to invest in any one

16  certified capital company under Program Two, the letter "B"

17  represents the aggregate amount of certified capital that all

18  certified investors have agreed to invest in all certified

19  capital companies under Program Two, the letter "X" is the

20  numerator and represents the total amount of premium tax

21  credits and certified capital that may be allocated to a

22  certified capital company after October 1, 2001 in calendar

23  year 1999, and $300 $150 million is the denominator and

24  represents the total amount of premium tax credits and

25  certified capital that may be allocated to all certified

26  investors in calendar year 2001 1999. Any such premium tax

27  credits are not first available for utilization until annual

28  filings are made in 2001 for calendar year 2000 in the case of

29  Program One, and until annual filings are made in 2003 for

30  calendar year 2002 in the case of Program Two, and the tax

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  1  credits may be used at a rate not to exceed 10 percent

  2  annually per program.

  3         (g)  The maximum amount of certified capital for which

  4  premium tax allocation claims may be filed on behalf of any

  5  certified investor and its affiliates by one or more certified

  6  capital companies may not exceed $15 million with respect to

  7  Program One and $30 million with respect to Program Two.

  8         (h)  To the extent that less than $300 $150 million in

  9  certified capital is raised in connection with the procedure

10  set forth in paragraphs (c)-(g), the department may adopt

11  rules to allow a subsequent allocation of the remaining

12  premium tax credits authorized under this section.

13         (8)  ANNUAL TAX CREDIT; CLAIM PROCESS.--

14         (a)  On an annual basis, on or before January December

15  31, each certified capital company shall file with the

16  department and the office, in consultation with the

17  department, on a form prescribed by the office, for each

18  calendar year:

19         1.  The total dollar amount the certified capital

20  company received from certified investors, the identity of the

21  certified investors, and the amount received from each

22  certified investor during the immediately preceding calendar

23  year.

24         2.  The total dollar amount the certified capital

25  company invested and the amount invested in qualified

26  businesses, together with the identity and location of those

27  businesses and the amount invested in each qualified business

28  during the immediately preceding calendar year.

29         3.  For informational purposes only, the total number

30  of permanent, full-time jobs either created or retained by the

31  qualified business during the immediately preceding calendar

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  1  year, the average wage of the jobs created or retained, the

  2  industry sectors in which the qualified businesses operate,

  3  and any additional capital invested in qualified businesses

  4  from sources other than certified capital companies.

  5         (9)  REQUIREMENT FOR 100 PERCENT INVESTMENT; STATE

  6  PARTICIPATION.--

  7         (a)  A certified capital company may make qualified

  8  distributions at any time. In order to make a distribution to

  9  its equity holders, other than a qualified distribution out of

10  funds related to a particular program, a certified capital

11  company must have invested an amount cumulatively equal to 100

12  percent of its certified capital raised under such program in

13  qualified investments. Payments to debt holders of a certified

14  capital company, however, may be made without restriction with

15  respect to repayments of principal and interest on

16  indebtedness owed to them by a certified capital company,

17  including indebtedness of the certified capital company on

18  which certified investors earned premium tax credits. A debt

19  holder that is also a certified investor or equity holder of a

20  certified capital company may receive payments with respect to

21  such debt without restrictions.

22         (b)  Cumulative distributions from a certified capital

23  company out of funds related to a particular program to its

24  certified investors and equity holders under such program,

25  other than qualified distributions, in excess of the certified

26  capital company's original certified capital raised under such

27  program and any additional capital contributions to the

28  certified capital company with respect to such program may be

29  audited by a nationally recognized certified public accounting

30  firm acceptable to the department, at the expense of the

31  certified capital company, if the department directs such

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  1  audit be conducted. The audit shall determine whether

  2  aggregate cumulative distributions from the funds related to a

  3  particular program made by the certified capital company to

  4  all certified investors and equity holders under such program,

  5  other than qualified distributions, have equaled the sum of

  6  the certified capital company's original certified capital

  7  raised under such program and any additional capital

  8  contributions to the certified capital company with respect to

  9  such program.  If at the time of any such distribution made by

10  the certified capital company, such distribution taken

11  together with all other such distributions from the funds

12  related to such program made by the certified capital company,

13  other than qualified distributions, exceeds in the aggregate

14  the sum of the certified capital company's original certified

15  capital raised under such program and any additional capital

16  contributions to the certified capital company with respect to

17  such program, as determined by the audit, the certified

18  capital company shall pay to the Department of Revenue 10

19  percent of the portion of such distribution in excess of such

20  amount. Payments to the Department of Revenue by a certified

21  capital company pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed

22  the aggregate amount of tax credits used by all certified

23  investors in such certified capital company for such program.

24         (10)  DECERTIFICATION.--

25         (f)  Decertification of a certified capital company for

26  failure to meet all requirements for continued certification

27  under paragraph (5)(a) with respect to the certified capital

28  raised under a particular program may cause the recapture of

29  premium tax credits previously claimed by such company under

30  such program and the forfeiture of future premium tax credits

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  1  to be claimed by certified investors under such program with

  2  respect to such certified capital company, as follows:

  3         1.  Decertification of a certified capital company

  4  within 3 years after its certification date with respect to a

  5  particular program shall cause the recapture of all premium

  6  tax credits earned under such program and previously claimed

  7  by such company and the forfeiture of all future premium tax

  8  credits earned under such program which are to be claimed by

  9  certified investors with respect to such company.

10         2.  When a certified capital company meets all

11  requirements for continued certification under subparagraph

12  (5)(a)1. with respect to certified capital raised under a

13  particular program and subsequently fails to meet the

14  requirements for continued certification under the provisions

15  of subparagraph (5)(a)2. with respect to certified capital

16  raised under such program, those premium tax credits earned

17  under such program which have been or will be taken by

18  certified investors within 3 years after the certification

19  date of the certified capital company with respect to such

20  program shall not be subject to recapture or forfeiture;

21  however, all premium tax credits earned under such program

22  that have been or will be taken by certified investors after

23  the third anniversary of the certification date of the

24  certified capital company for such program shall be subject to

25  recapture or forfeiture.

26         3.  When a certified capital company meets all

27  requirements for continued certification under subparagraphs

28  (5)(a)1. and 2. with respect to a particular program and

29  subsequently fails to meet the requirements for continued

30  certification under the subparagraph (5)(a)3. with respect to

31  such program, those premium tax credits earned under such

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  1  program which have been or will be taken by certified

  2  investors within 4 years after the certification date of the

  3  certified capital company with respect to such program shall

  4  not be subject to recapture or forfeiture; however, all

  5  premium tax credits earned under such program that have been

  6  or will be taken by certified investors after the fourth

  7  anniversary of the certification date of the certified capital

  8  company with respect to such program shall be subject to

  9  recapture and forfeiture.

10         4.  If a certified capital company has met all

11  requirements for continued certification under paragraph

12  (5)(a) with respect to certified capital raised under a

13  particular program, but such company is subsequently

14  decertified, those premium tax credits earned under such

15  program which have been or will be taken by certified

16  investors within 5 years after the certification date of such

17  company with respect to such program shall not be subject to

18  recapture or forfeiture. Those premium tax credits earned

19  under such program and to be taken subsequent to the 5th year

20  of certification with respect to such program shall be subject

21  to forfeiture only if the certified capital company is

22  decertified within 5 years after its certification date with

23  respect to such program.

24         5.  If a certified capital company has invested an

25  amount cumulatively equal to 100 percent of its certified

26  capital raised under a particular program in qualified

27  investments, all premium tax credits claimed or to be claimed

28  by its certified investors under such program shall not be

29  subject to recapture or forfeiture.

30         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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  3    Revises procedures and dates for certification and
      decertification of certified capital companies under
  4    defined Program One and Program Two of the Certified
      Capital Company Act. Revises the process for earning
  5    premium tax credits and provides a limitation on credits
      under Program Two. Authorizes the Department of Banking
  6    and Finance to levy a fine on certified investors under
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