20,3581
Section
3581. 560.275 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.275 (4) (e) Entrepreneurial and technology transfer grants. The total amount of grants under sub. (2) (e) may not exceed $500,000 $600,000 in any fiscal year.
20,3581a
Section 3581a. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 560 [precedes 560.30] of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (title).
20,3581b
Section 3581b. 560.30 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
560.29 Certified capital companies.
(1) Definitions. (intro.) In this subchapter section:
20,3581c
Section 3581c. 560.30 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581d
Section 3581d. 560.30 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (a) and amended to read:
560.29 (1) (a) "Certified capital company" means a person that has been certified by the department under s. 560.31, 2005 stats., and that has not been decertified under s. 560.37 (3) or (3m), 2005 stats.
20,3581e
Section 3581e. 560.30 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581f
Section 3581f. 560.30 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (b) and amended to read:
560.29 (1) (b) "Certified capital investment" means an investment in a certified capital company that is certified under s. 560.32 (2), 2005 stats., and that fully funds either the investor's equity interest in a certified capital company, a qualified debt instrument that a certified capital company issues, or both.
20,3581g
Section 3581g. 560.30 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (c).
20,3581h
Section 3581h. 560.30 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (d).
20,3581i
Section 3581i. 560.30 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (e).
20,3581j
Section 3581j. 560.30 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (f) and amended to read:
560.29 (1) (f) "Qualified business" means a business which is a qualified business under s. 560.33, 2005 stats.
20,3581k
Section 3581k. 560.30 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581L
Section 3581L. 560.30 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581m
Section 3581m. 560.30 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (g) and amended to read:
560.29 (1) (g) "Qualified investment" means an investment in a qualified business by a certified capital company that meets the requirements under s. 560.34 (1), 2005 stats.
20,3581n
Section 3581n. 560.31 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581o
Section 3581o. 560.32 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581p
Section 3581p. 560.33 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581q
Section 3581q. 560.34 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581r
Section 3581r. 560.35 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (2) (title).
20,3581s
Section 3581s. 560.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (2) (a) (intro.).
20,3581t
Section 3581t. 560.35 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (2) (b) and amended to read:
560.29 (2) (b) Violation of agreements by qualified businesses. As soon as practicable after the receipt of information by the certified capital company that a qualified business has violated an agreement made under s. 560.34 (1) (b) to (e), 2005 stats., the certified capital company shall notify the department of the violation and the facts giving rise to the violation.
20,3581u
Section 3581u. 560.35 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (2) (c).
20,3581v
Section 3581v. 560.35 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (2) (d) and amended to read:
560.29 (2) (d) Financial statements. Within 90 days of the end of the certified capital company's fiscal year, the certified capital company shall provide to the department a copy of its annual audited financial statements, including the opinion of an independent certified public accountant. The audit shall address the methods of operation and conduct of the business of the certified capital company to determine whether the certified capital company is complying with this subchapter section and the rules promulgated under this subchapter subchapter II of ch. 560, 2005 stats., including whether certified capital has been invested in the manner required under s. 560.34, 2005 stats. The financial statements provided under this subsection shall be segregated by investment pool and shall be separately audited on that basis to allow the department to determine whether the certified capital company is in compliance with s. 560.34 (1m), 2005 stats.
20,3581w
Section 3581w. 560.35 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (2) (e) and amended to read:
560.29 (2) (e) Fees. On or before January 31 annually, a certified capital company shall pay a nonrefundable certification fee of $5,000 to the department, unless January 31 falls within 6 months of the date on which the certified capital company was certified under s. 560.31, 2005 stats.
20,3581x
Section 3581x. 560.35 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (2) (f).
20,3581y
Section 3581y. 560.36 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581z
Section 3581z. 560.37 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581za
Section 3581za. 560.38 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3582
Section
3582. 560.60 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3583
Section
3583. 560.60 (1v) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3584
Section
3584. 560.60 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3585
Section
3585. 560.60 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
560.60 (3m) "Eligible activities" means any of the following:
(a) Capital financing.
(b) Worker training.
(c) Entrepreneurial development.
(d) Providing assistance to technology-based businesses or to businesses at a foreign trade show or event.
(e) Promoting urban or regional economic development.
(f) Establishing revolving loan funds.
(g) Providing working capital.
(h) Promoting employee ownership through all of the following:
1. Conducting feasibility studies to investigate the reorganization or new incorporation of existing businesses as employee-owned businesses.
2. Implementing feasibility studies under subd. 1.
20,3586
Section
3586. 560.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.60 (4) "Eligible recipient" means a governing body or a person who is eligible to receive a grant or loan under s. 560.62, a grant or loan under s. 560.63 or a grant or loan under s. 560.65 560.61.
20,3587
Section
3587. 560.60 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3588
Section
3588. 560.60 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3589
Section
3589. 560.60 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3590
Section
3590. 560.60 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3591
Section
3591. 560.60 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.60 (15) "Small business" means a business
operating for profit, with 250 or fewer than 100 employees, including employees of any subsidiary or affiliated organization.
20,3592
Section
3592. 560.60 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3593
Section
3593. 560.60 (18m) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3594
Section
3594. 560.605 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.605 (1) (intro.) The Upon receipt of an application by an eligible recipient, the board may consider any of the following in determining whether to award a grant or loan under s. 560.61 upon the receipt and consideration of an application by an eligible recipient for a project under ss. 560.62 to 560.66, if the board determines all of the following:
20,3595
Section
3595. 560.605 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.605 (1) (a) The Whether the project serves a public purpose.
20,3596
Section
3596. 560.605 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.605 (1) (b) The Whether the project will retain or increase employment in this state.
20,3597
Section
3597. 560.605 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.605 (1) (c) The Whether the project is not likely to might not occur without the grant or loan.
20,3598
Section
3598. 560.605 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.605 (1) (d) Financing Whether financing is unavailable available from any other another source on reasonably equivalent terms.
20,3599
Section
3599. 560.605 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.605 (1) (e) Except as provided in s. 560.68 (6), the eligible recipient receiving the grant or loan will contribute, from The extent to which the project will be financed with funds not provided by this state, not less than 25% of the cost of the project.
20,3600
Section
3600. 560.605 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3601
Section
3601. 560.605 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.605 (1) (g) Funds Whether funds from the grant or loan under s. 560.62, 560.63, 560.65 or 560.66 will not be used to pay overhead costs, except as provided in s. 560.65 (1m) (b), or to replace funds from any other another source.
20,3602
Section
3602. 560.605 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.605 (1) (h) The Whether the project will not displace any workers in this state.
20,3603
Section
3603. 560.605 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3604
Section
3604. 560.605 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.605 (1) (p) For an ethanol production facility on which construction begins after July 27, 2005, whether a competitive bidding process is used for the construction of the ethanol production facility.
20,3605
Section
3605. 560.605 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3606
Section
3606. 560.605 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (j).
20,3607
Section
3607. 560.605 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (k).
20,3608
Section
3608. 560.605 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (L).
20,3609
Section
3609. 560.605 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (m) and amended to read:
560.605 (1) (m) The financial soundness of the business eligible recipient.
20,3610
Section
3610. 560.605 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (n).
