General Bill
Economic Development:
Creates Microenterprise Development Program within OTTED; requires OTTED to select community development financial institutions to issue microenterprise loans & provide business skills development services for microentrepreneurs; provides criteria & application procedures for selection of community development financial institutions; requires that OTTED give priority to selection of certain institutions; requires community development financial institution to enter into grant agreement; provides eligibility criteria for award of loans to microenterprises; provides application procedures; requires loan agreements; provides terms of loans; provides for use of loan proceeds; provides for disbursement of certain funds from Economic Development Trust Fund; provides for collection & deposit of loan payments; provides that certain financial instruments used to secure loans are exempt from certain taxes; provides for reversion & carryforward of certain unexpended appropriations; authorizes community development financial institution to subcontract for certain services; specifies that business skills development services must include certain activities; requires that grant funds be used only for expenditures that meet certain federal matching requirements; provides appropriation.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2009
Last Event:
Died in Economic Development Policy Committee on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM
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Bill #:
SB 2678
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Subject:
Economic Development [WPSC]
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Relationship:
Identical
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