Senate File 298 - Introduced



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                                       BY  ZAUN


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to requirements under the linked investments for
  2    tomorrow program.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2715SS 82
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 12.34, subsection 1, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  The treasurer of state may invest up to the lesser
  1  4 greater of one hundred eight million dollars or twenty=five
  1  5 twenty percent of the balance of the state pooled money fund
  1  6 in certificates of deposit in eligible lending institutions as
  1  7 provided in section 12.32, this section, and sections 12.35
  1  8 through 12.43.  One=half of the moneys invested pursuant to
  1  9 this section shall be made available under the program
  1 10 implemented pursuant to section 12.43 to increase the
  1 11 availability of lower cost moneys for purposes of injecting
  1 12 needed capital into small businesses which are fifty=one
  1 13 percent or more owned, operated, and actively managed by one
  1 14 or more women, minority persons, or persons with disabilities.
  1 15 "Disability" means the same as defined in section 15.102,
  1 16 subsection 5.  A "minority person" means the same as defined
  1 17 in section 15.102, subsection 5.  The treasurer shall invest
  1 18 the remaining one=half of the moneys invested pursuant to this
  1 19 section to support any other eligible applicant as provided in
  1 20 section 12.43.
  1 21    Sec. 2.  Section 12.43, subsection 3, Code 2007, is amended
  1 22 to read as follows:
  1 23    3.  During the lifetime of this loan program, the maximum
  1 24 amount of assistance that an eligible borrower or business may
  1 25 borrow or receive through this loan program shall be two three
  1 26 hundred thousand dollars.  An eligible borrower or business
  1 27 under this program shall be limited to one loan from one
  1 28 financial institution.
  1 29    Sec. 3.  Section 12.43, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph
  1 30 1, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1 31    In order to qualify under this program, all owners of the
  1 32 business or borrowers must not have a combined net worth
  1 33 exceeding seven hundred fifty thousand one million dollars as
  1 34 defined in rules adopted by the treasurer of state pursuant to
  1 35 chapter 17A and the small business must meet all of the
  2  1 following criteria:
  2  2    Sec. 4.  Section 12.43, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code
  2  3 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  2  4    b.  If an application involves an existing business or the
  2  5 transfer of an existing business to a new owner, the business
  2  6 must have annual gross sales of two four million dollars or
  2  7 less at the time the application is submitted under section
  2  8 12.35.
  2  9                           EXPLANATION
  2 10    This bill relates to requirements under the linked
  2 11 investments for tomorrow program.
  2 12    The bill modifies the amount of state moneys the treasurer
  2 13 of state may invest in the linked investments for tomorrow
  2 14 program to up to the greater of $108 million or 20 percent of
  2 15 the balance of the state pooled money fund.  Currently, the
  2 16 treasurer may invest up to the lesser of $108 million or 25
  2 17 percent of the balance of the state pooled money fund.
  2 18    The bill modifies the maximum amount an eligible borrower
  2 19 or business may borrow or receive during the lifetime of the
  2 20 program to $300,000.  Currently, the maximum amount is
  2 21 $200,000.
  2 22    The bill modifies the qualifications for a small business
  2 23 under the small business linked investments program to provide
  2 24 that the limit on the combined net worth of all owners of a
  2 25 business or borrowers is $1 million or less.  Currently, all
  2 26 owners of the business or borrowers must not have a combined
  2 27 net worth exceeding $750,000.
  2 28    The bill modifies the limit on annual gross sales for a
  2 29 business under the program to $4 million or less.  Currently,
  2 30 a business must have annual gross sales of $2 million or less.
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