SHB 1512 -
By Representative Hasegawa
ADOPTED 03/08/2007
On page 2, after line 14, insert the following:
"Sec. 2 RCW 43.86A.060 and 2005 c 302 s 3 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The state treasurer shall establish a linked deposit program
for investment of deposits in qualified public depositaries. As a
condition of participating in the program, qualified public
depositaries must make qualifying loans as provided in this section.
The state treasurer may purchase a certificate of deposit that is equal
to the amount of the qualifying loan made by the qualified public
depositary or may purchase a certificate of deposit that is equal to
the aggregate amount of two or more qualifying loans made by one or
more qualified public depositaries.
(2) Qualifying loans made under this section are those:
(a) Having terms that do not exceed ten years;
(b) Where an individual loan does not exceed one million dollars;
(c) That are made to a minority or women's business enterprise that
has received state certification under chapter 39.19 RCW;
(d) Where the interest rate on the loan to the minority or women's
business enterprise does not exceed an interest rate that is two
hundred basis points below the interest rate the qualified public
depositary would charge for a loan for a similar purpose and a similar
term, except that, if the preference given by the state treasurer to
the qualified public depositary under subsection (3) of this section is
less than two hundred basis points, the qualified public depositary may
reduce the preference given on the loan by an amount that corresponds
to the reduction in preference below two hundred basis points given to
the qualified public depositary; and
(e) Where the points or fees charged at loan closing do not exceed
one percent of the loan amount.
(3) In setting interest rates of time certificate of deposits, the
state treasurer shall offer rates so that a two hundred basis point
preference will be given to the qualified public depositary, except
that the treasurer shall lower the amount of the preference to ensure
that the effective interest rate on the time certificate of deposit is
not less than two percent.
(4) Upon notification by the state treasurer that a minority or
women's business enterprise is no longer certified under chapter 39.19
RCW, the qualified public depositary shall reduce the amount of
qualifying loans by the outstanding balance of the loan made under this
section to the minority or women's business enterprise.
(5) The office of minority and women's business enterprises has the
authority to promulgate, amend, and repeal rules in order to:
(a) Ensure that when making a qualified loan under the linked
deposit program, businesses that have never received a loan under the
linked deposit program are given first priority;
(b) Limit the total principal loan amount that any one business
receives in qualified loans under the linked deposit program over the
lifetime of the businesses;
(c) Limit the total principal loan amount that an owner of one or
more businesses receives in qualified loans under the linked deposit
program during the owner's lifetime; and
(d) Limit the total amount of any one qualified loan made under the
linked deposit program."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively, correct any internal references accordingly, and correct the title.
EFFECT: Provides that the office of minority and women's business enterprises has certain rule-making authority to: Ensure priority to businesses that have never received a loan under the program; limit total principal loan amounts received during the lifetime of the business and the lifetime of the business owner; and limit the total amount of any single qualified loan under the program.