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1(b) For each qualified business in which the fund held an investment during
2the preceding year, a description of the business, including the number of employees
3the business employed when the first qualified investment in the business was made
4by the fund and the number of employees the business employed on December 31 of
5the preceding year.
AB129,59,76 (c) A statement whether the certified jobs now fund has invested more than 15
7percent of its total designated capital in any one business.
AB129,59,98 (d) A detailed accounting of the certified jobs now fund's investment progress
9according to the schedule of investments required under s. 239.23 (4).
AB129,59,1110 (e) An accounting of all distributions the certified jobs now fund made during
11the year.
AB129,59,1212 (f) Any other information the authority requires.
AB129,59,16 13(3) Financial statement. Within 90 days after the end of a certified jobs now
14fund's fiscal year, the fund shall file with the authority a copy of its annual audited
15financial statement, including the opinion of an independent certified public
16accountant.
AB129,59,20 17(4) Renewal fee. By January 31 of each year, a certified jobs now fund shall
18pay to the authority a certification renewal fee of $5,000, unless January 31 falls
19within 6 months after the date on which the certified jobs now fund was first certified
20under s. 239.21.
AB129,60,2 21239.26 Compliance reviews; decertification. (1) Annual compliance
22review.
The authority shall review annually each certified jobs now fund to ensure
23that the fund continues to satisfy the requirements of this subchapter, to ensure that
24the fund has not made any investment in violation of this subchapter, and to

1determine the status of the fund's qualified investments with respect to the schedule
2of investments required under s. 239.23 (4).
AB129,60,7 3(2) Decertification. (a) If the authority determines that a certified jobs now
4fund is not in compliance with any provision of this subchapter, or any requirement
5of the authority, the authority shall notify the officers of the fund in writing that the
6fund may be subject to decertification or a monetary penalty, or both, if the fund is
7not brought into compliance within 120 days after the fund's receipt of the notice.
AB129,60,128 (b) The authority may decertify a certified jobs now fund if, after opportunity
9for hearing, the authority determines that the fund is in violation of this subchapter
10and that the fund's violation has not been corrected to the authority's satisfaction
11within the period under par. (a). The authority shall notify any appropriate state
12agency of the decertification.
AB129,60,17 13(3) Effect of decertification. Decertification of a certified jobs now fund has
14the effects specified under s. 76.634 (4) with respect to a participating investor. A
15certified jobs now fund may agree to indemnify, or purchase insurance for the benefit
16of, a participating investor for the participating investor's losses under s. 76.634 (4)
17due to the fund's decertification.
AB129,60,21 18(4) Notice of recapture. The authority shall give written notice to each
19qualified investor whose premium tax credit becomes subject to recapture or
20forfeiture under s. 76.634 (4), or when a premium tax credit is no longer subject to
21recapture.
AB129,60,24 22(5) Penalties. The authority may fine a person who violates this subchapter
23in an amount determined by the authority not to exceed $25,000. In determining the
24amount of a fine under this subsection, the authority shall consider:
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1(a) The seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances,
2extent, and gravity of the violation.
AB129,61,33 (b) The economic harm caused by the violation.
AB129,61,44 (c) The person's history of previous violations.
AB129,61,55 (d) The amount necessary to deter future violations.
AB129,61,66 (e) The person's efforts to mitigate or correct the violation.
AB129, s. 67 7Section 67. 281.75 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
810
, is amended to read:
AB129,61,109 281.75 (4) (b) 3. An authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 231, 233,
10234, 237, or 238, or 239.
AB129, s. 68 11Section 68. 285.59 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10,
12is amended to read:
AB129,61,2213 285.59 (1) (b) "State agency" means any office, department, agency, institution
14of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created
15or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which is entitled to expend
16moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, the Wisconsin
17Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley Center Sports and
18Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
19Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace
20Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin
21Venture Capital Authority,
and the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
22Authority.
AB129, s. 69 23Section 69 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB129,61,2424 (1) Definitions. In this section:
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1(a) "Authority" means the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, as created by
2this act.
AB129,62,33 (b) "Corporation" means the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
AB129,62,44 (2) Initial appointments.
AB129,62,145 (a) Notwithstanding the requirement of advice and consent of the senate under
6section 239.02 (1) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the
7board of directors of the authority nominated by the governor under that section may
8be provisionally appointed by the governor, subject to later senate confirmation. Any
9provisional appointment shall be in full force until withdrawn by the governor or
10acted upon by the senate, and if confirmed by the senate shall continue for the
11remainder of the unexpired term of the member and until a successor is chosen and
12qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties of board
13membership to which the person is appointed during the time in which the appointee
14qualifies.
AB129,62,2115 (b) A provisional appointment made under paragraph (a) that is withdrawn by
16the governor shall, upon withdrawal, lapse and create a vacancy for provisional
17appointment of another initial member of the board of directors or chairperson of the
18board of the authority. Any provisional appointment made under paragraph (a) that
19is rejected by the senate shall upon rejection lapse and create a vacancy for
20nomination and appointment of another initial board member or chairperson of the
21board under paragraph (a).
AB129,62,2422 (c) Notwithstanding the lengths of terms specified in section 239.02 (2) of the
23statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the board of directors of the
24authority shall be appointed for the following terms:
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11. One member appointed by the governor under section 239.02 (1) (b) of the
2statutes, as created by this act, for a term expiring on June 30, 2014.
AB129,63,4 32. One member appointed by the governor under section 239.02 (1) (b) of the
4statutes, as created by this act, for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.
AB129,63,7 53. One member appointed by the governor under section 239.02 (1) (b) of the
6statutes, as created by this act, and the member appointed by the speaker of the
7assembly, for terms expiring on June 30, 2016.
AB129,63,10 84. One member appointed by the governor under section 239.02 (1) (b) of the
9statutes, as created by this act, and the member appointed by the majority leader of
10the senate, for terms expiring on July 1, 2017.
AB129,64,411 (3) Temporary administration by the department of commerce. The
12department of commerce, in coordination with the authority and the secretary of the
13department of administration, shall administer chapter 239 of the statutes, as
14created by this act, until the initial appointments by the governor, including any
15provisional appointments under subsection (2 ) (a), the speaker of the assembly, and
16the senate majority leader have been made to the authority and the authority has
17adequate personnel to carry out its powers and duties, or until the effective date of
18the 2011-13 biennial budget act, whichever is later. During that period, the
19department of commerce may collect fees under sections 239.12 (3) and 239.21 (3),
20as created by this act, and may use those fees as appropriate only for administration
21of subchapters II and III of chapter 239 of the statutes, as created by this act. The
22department shall credit any fees collected under this subsection to the appropriation
23account under section 20.143 (1) (a) of the statutes. When the department of
24commerce ceases to administer the authority's programs under this subsection, the
25department shall transfer to the authority, or to the Corporation for administration

1of the authority's programs under subsection (4) if the authority is not prepared to
2assume administration of its programs on or before the effective date of the 2011-13
3biennial budget act, any unused portion of the fees the department collected under
4this subsection.
AB129,64,205 (4) Temporary administration by the Wisconsin Economic Development
6Corporation.
If the authority is not prepared to assume administration of its
7programs on or before the effective date of the 2011-13 biennial budget act, then,
8commencing on that date, the corporation, in coordination with the authority and the
9secretary of the department of administration, shall administer chapter 239 of the
10statutes, as created by this act, until the initial appointments by the governor,
11including any provisional appointments under subsection (2) (a), the speaker of the
12assembly, and the senate majority leader have been made to the authority and the
13authority has adequate personnel to carry out its powers and duties. During that
14interim period, the corporation may collect fees under sections 239.12 (3) and 239.21
15(3) of the statutes, as created by this act, and may use those fees as appropriate only
16for administration of subchapters II and III of chapter 239 of the statutes, as created
17by this act. When the corporation ceases to administer the authority's programs
18under this subsection, the corporation shall transfer to the authority any unused
19portion of fees the department of commerce transferred to the corporation under
20subsection (3) or that the corporation collected under this subsection.
AB129, s. 70 21Section 70. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
22except as follows:
AB129,64,24 23(1) The treatment of section 16.417 (1) (b) (by Section 18) of the statutes takes
24effect on January 1, 2012.
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1(2) Section 69 (4 ) of this act takes effect on July 1, 2011, or on the day after
2publication of the 2011-13 biennial budget act, whichever is later.
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