BILL NUMBER: AB 624	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 31, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member John A. Pérez
   (Principal  coauthor:   Assembly Member
  Solorio   coauthors:  
Assembly Members   Blumenfield   and Solorio 
)
    (  Coauthors:   Assembly Members  
Alejo,   Chesbro,   and Gordon   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2011

   An act to add Section 12939.2 to the Insurance Code, and to amend
Sections 12209, 17053.57, and 23657 of the Revenue and Taxation Code,
relating to insurance.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 624, as amended, John A. Pérez. California Organized Investment
Network.
   Existing laws governing the taxation of insurers, the Personal
Income Tax Law, and the Corporation Tax Law, authorize, until January
1, 2012, a credit in an amount equal to 20% of a qualified
investment, as defined, made into a community development financial
institution, as defined, but not to exceed, in the aggregate amount
under all those laws, $10,000,000 per year.
   The bill would extend the operation of the credits until January
1, 2017, and require the Insurance Commissioner to establish a
California Organized Investment Network Advisory Board, as specified,
to advise the California Organized Investment Network on the best
methods of increasing insurance investments while providing fair
returns to investors and social benefits to underserved communities.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 12939.2 is added to the Insurance Code, to
read:
   12939.2.  (a) The commissioner shall establish and appoint a
California Organized Investment Network Advisory Board.
   (b) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall
apply:
   (1) "Commissioner" means the Insurance Commissioner of this state.

   (2) "Board" means the California Organized Investment Network
Advisory Board.
   (3) "Licensed attorney" means an attorney who resides in this
state who has successfully passed the California bar examination and
has been admitted to practice in this state or has otherwise been
licensed to practice law in this state by the State Bar of
California.
   (c) The board shall include the commissioner  , or his or her
designee,  and at least one voluntary member from each of the
following:
   (1) An executive in the insurance investment industry.
   (2) A licensed attorney practicing insurance law.
   (4) The California State Assembly  , appointed by the Speaker
of the Assembly  .
   (5) The California State Senate  ,   appointed by the
Senate Committee on Rules  .
   (6) A consumer advocacy group.
   (7) An affordable housing practitioner.
   (8) A local economic development practitioner. 
   (9) A financial institution or a community development financial
institution. 
   (d) The board shall elect, from among its members, a chair.
   (e) The term of each member shall be for two years. Staggered
terms shall be established by drawing lots at the first meeting of
the advisory board so that a simple majority of the members shall
initially serve a two-year term, and the remainder initially a
one-year term.
   (f) The board shall have all of the following powers and duties:
   (1) To advise the California Organized Investment Network, or any
successor thereof, on the best methods to increase the level of
insurance industry capital in safe and sound investments while
providing fair returns to investors and social benefits to
underserved communities.
   (2) To meet quarterly, or as deemed necessary by the commissioner.

   (g) The members of the board shall not receive compensation from
the state for their services under this section but, when called to
attend a meeting of the board, may be reimbursed for their actual and
necessary expenses incurred in connection with the meeting.
  SEC. 2.  Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended
to read:
   12209.  (a) For each year beginning on or after January 1, 1999,
and before January 1, 2017, there shall be allowed as a credit
against the amount of tax, as defined in Section 28 of Article XIII
of the California Constitution, an amount equal to 20 percent of the
amount of each qualified investment made by a taxpayer during the
taxable year into a community development financial institution that
is certified by the Department of Insurance, California Organized
Investment Network, or any successor thereof.
   (b) For purposes of determining any tax that may be imposed under
Section 685 of the Insurance Code on a taxpayer not organized under
the laws of this state, the amount of the credit allowed by
subdivision (a) shall be treated as a tax paid under Section 12201 or
Section 28 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.
   (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, no
credit shall be allowed under this section unless the California
Organized Investment Network, or its successor within the Department
of Insurance, certifies that the investment described in subdivision
(a) qualifies for the credit under this section and certifies the
total amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this
section.
   (2)  Acredit   A credit  shall not be
allowed by this section unless the applicant and the taxpayer provide
satisfactory substantiation to, and in the form and manner requested
by, the Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or any successor thereof, that the investment is a qualified
investment as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (g). In
addition, on or after January 1, 2007, the aggregate certified
investments shall meet all of the following:
   (A) Each year, until October 1, the total qualified investments
certified in any calendar year from any one community development
financial institution together with its affiliates, as defined in
Section 1215 of the Insurance Code, does not exceed the lesser of
either ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or 40 percent of the annual
aggregate amount of qualified investments authorized in the first
sentence of paragraph (3), or until a date or an amount determined in
regulations promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner.
   (B) Each year, until July 1, the annual aggregate amount of
qualified investments specified in the first sentence of paragraph
(3) that is reserved for investments by admitted insurers is 25
percent, or until a date or an amount determined in regulations
promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner.
   (C) Each year, until July 1, the annual aggregate amount of
qualified investments authorized in the first sentence of paragraph
(3) that is reserved for individual investment amounts of less than
or equal to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is three
million dollars ($3,000,000), or until a date or amounts determined
in regulations promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner.
   (3) The aggregate amount of qualified investments made by all
taxpayers pursuant to this section, Section 17053.57, and Section
23657 shall not exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for each
calendar year. However, if the aggregate amount of qualified
investments made in any calendar year is less than ten million
dollars ($10,000,000), the difference may be carried over to the next
year, and any succeeding year during which this section remains in
effect, and added to the aggregate amount authorized for those years.

   (d) The community development financial institution shall do all
of the following:
   (1) Apply to the Department of Insurance, California Organized
Investment Network, or its successor, for certification of its status
as a community development financial institution.
   (2) Apply to the Department of Insurance, California Organized
Investment Network, or its successor, on behalf of the taxpayer for
certification of the amount of the investment and the credit amount
allocated to the taxpayer, obtain the certification, and retain a
copy of the certification.
   (3) Obtain the taxpayer's California company identification number
for tax administration purposes and provide this information to the
Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or
its successor, with the application required in paragraph (2).
   (4) Provide an annual listing to the State Board of Equalization,
in the form and manner agreed upon by the State Board of Equalization
and the Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or its successor, of the names and taxpayer's California
company identification numbers of any taxpayer who makes any
withdrawal or partial withdrawal of a qualified investment before the
expiration of 60 months from the date of the qualified investment.
   (5) Submit reports to the department, California Organized
Investment Network, or any successor thereof, as required pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 12939.1 of the Insurance Code.
   (e) The Insurance Commissioner may develop instructions,
procedures, and standards for applications, and for administering the
criteria for the evaluation of applications under this section. The
Insurance Commissioner may, from time to time, issue regulations to
implement the provisions of this section.
   (f) The Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or any successor thereof, shall do all of the following:
   (1) Accept and evaluate applications for certification from
financial institutions and issue certificates that the applicant is a
community development financial institution qualified to receive
qualified investments. To receive a certificate, an applicant shall
satisfy the Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or any successor thereof, that it meets the specific
requirements to be a community development financial institution for
this state program as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (g).
The certificate may be issued for a specified period of time, and may
include reasonable conditions to effectuate the intent of this
section. The Insurance Commissioner may suspend or revoke a
certification, after affording the institution notice and the
opportunity to be heard, if the commissioner finds that an
institution no longer meets the requirement for certification.
   (2) Accept and evaluate applications for certification from any
community development financial institution on behalf of the taxpayer
and issue certificates to taxpayers in an aggregate amount that
shall not exceed the limit specified in subdivision (c). The
certificate shall include the amount eligible to be made as an
investment that qualifies for the credit and the total amount of the
credit to which the taxpayer is entitled for the year. Applications
for tax credits shall be accepted and evaluated throughout the year.
Certificates shall be issued in the order that complete applications
are received. If the aggregate amount of tax credit applications
exceeds the amount of tax credits available, tax credits shall be
approved for qualifying investments on a first-come-first-served
basis as determined by the order in which complete applications are
received. All applications received on the same business day are
deemed to be received at the same time. If the aggregate amount of
tax credit applications received on a single business day exceeds the
amount of tax credits available, tax credits shall be approved for
qualifying investments received on that day on a pro rata basis.
   (3) Provide an annual listing to the State Board of Equalization,
in the form or manner agreed upon by the State Board of Equalization
and the Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or its successor, of the taxpayers who were issued
certificates, their respective National Association of Insurance
Commissioners company number and employer's tax identification
number, the amount of the qualified investment made by each taxpayer,
and the total amount of qualified investments.
   (4) Include information specified pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 12939.1 of the Insurance Code in the report required by
Section 12922 of the Insurance Code.
   (g) For purposes of this section:
   (1) "Qualified investment" means an investment that is a deposit
or loan that does not earn interest, or an equity investment, or an
 equitylike   equity-like  debt instrument
that conforms to the specifications for these instruments as
prescribed by the United States Department of the Treasury, Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund, or its successor, or, in
the absence of that prescription, as defined by the Insurance
Commissioner. The investment must be equal to or greater than fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000) and made for a minimum duration of 60
months. During that 60-month period, the community development
financial institution shall have full use and control of the proceeds
of the entire amount of the investment as well as any earnings on
the investment for its community development purposes. The entire
amount of the investment shall be received by the community
development financial institution before the application for the tax
credit is submitted. The community development financial institution
shall use the proceeds of the investment for a purpose that is
consistent with its community development mission and for the benefit
of economically disadvantaged communities and low-income people in
California.
   (2) "Community development financial institution" means a private
financial institution located in this state that is certified by the
Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or
its successor, that, consistent with the findings, declarations, and
intent set forth in Section 12939 of the Insurance Code, has
community development as its primary mission, and that lends in
urban, rural, or reservation-based communities in this state. A
community development financial institution may include a community
development bank, a community development loan fund, a community
development credit union, a microenterprise fund, a community
development corporation-based lender, or a community development
venture fund.
   (h)  (1) If a qualified investment is withdrawn before the end of
the 60th month and not reinvested in another community development
financial institution within 60 days, there shall be added to the
"tax," as defined in Section 28 of Article XIII of the California
Constitution, for the year in which the withdrawal occurs, the entire
amount of any credit previously allowed under this section.
   (2) If a qualified investment is reduced before the end of the
60th month, but not below fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), there
shall be added to the "tax," as defined in Section 28 of Article XIII
of the California Constitution, for the taxable year in which the
reduction occurs, an amount equal to 20 percent of the total
reduction for the year.
   (i) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds
the "tax," the excess may be carried over to reduce the "tax" for the
next four years, or until the credit has been exhausted, whichever
occurs first.
   (j) The State Board of Equalization shall, as requested by the
Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or
its successor, advise and assist in the administration of this
section.
   (k) This section shall remain in effect only until December
 31   1  , 2017, and as of that date is
repealed.
  SEC. 3.  Section 17053.57 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is
amended to read:
   17053.57.  (a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January
1, 1997, and before January 1, 2017, there shall be allowed as a
credit against the amount of "net tax," as defined in Section 17039,
an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of each qualified
investment made by a taxpayer during the taxable year into a
community development financial institution that is certified by the
Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or
any successor thereof.
   (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a credit
shall not be allowed under this section unless the California
Organized Investment Network, or its successor within the Department
of Insurance, certifies that the investment described in subdivision
(a) qualifies for the credit under this section and certifies the
total amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this
section.
   (2)  Acredit   A credit  shall not be
allowed by this section unless the applicant and the taxpayer provide
satisfactory substantiation to, and in the form and manner requested
by, the Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or any successor thereof, that the investment is a qualified
investment, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f). In
addition, on or after January 1, 2007, the aggregate certified
investments shall meet all of the following:
   (A) Each year, until October 1, the total qualified investments
certified in any calendar year from any one community development
financial institution together with its affiliates, as defined in
Section 1215 of the Insurance Code, does not exceed the lesser of
either ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or 40 percent of the annual
aggregate amount of qualified investments authorized in the first
sentence of paragraph (3), or until a date or an amount determined in
regulations promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner.
   (B) Each year, until July 1, the annual aggregate amount of
qualified investments specified in the first sentence of paragraph
(3) that is reserved for investments by admitted insurers is 25
percent, or until a date or an amount determined in regulations
promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner.
   (C) Each year, until July 1, the annual aggregate amount of
qualified investments authorized in the first sentence of paragraph
(3) that is reserved for individual investment amounts of less than
or equal to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is three
million dollars ($3,000,000), or until a date or amounts determined
in regulations promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner.
   (3) The aggregate amount of qualified investments made by all
taxpayers pursuant to this section, Section 12209, and Section 23657
shall not exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for each calendar
year. However, if the aggregate amount of qualified investments made
in any calendar year is less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000),
the difference may be carried over to the next year, and any
succeeding year during which this section remains in effect, and
added to the aggregate amount authorized for those years.
   (c) The Community Development Financial Institution shall do all
of the following:
   (1) Apply to the Department of Insurance, California Organized
Investment Network, or its successor, for certification of its status
as a Community Development Financial Institution.
   (2) Apply to the Department of Insurance, California Organized
Investment Network, or its successor, on behalf of the taxpayer for
certification of the amount of the investment and the credit amount
allocated to the taxpayer, obtain the certification, and retain a
copy of the certification.
   (3) Obtain the taxpayer's identification number, or in the case of
a partnership, the taxpayer identification numbers of all the
partners for tax administration purposes and provide this information
to the Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or its successor, with the application required in paragraph
(2).
   (4) Provide an annual listing to the Franchise Tax Board, in the
form and manner agreed upon by the Franchise Tax Board and the
Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or
its successor, of the names and taxpayer identification numbers of
any taxpayer who makes any withdrawal or partial withdrawal of a
qualified investment before the expiration of 60 months from the date
of the qualified investment.
   (5) Submit reports to the department, California Organized
Investment Network, or any successor thereof, as required pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 12939.1 of the Insurance Code.
   (d) The Insurance Commissioner may develop instructions,
procedures, and standards for applications, and for administering the
criteria for the evaluation of applications under this section. The
Insurance Commissioner may, from time to time, issue regulations to
implement the provisions of this section.
   (e) The Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or any successor thereof, shall do all of the following:
   (1) Accept and evaluate applications for certification from
financial institutions and issue certificates that the applicant is a
Community Development Financial Institution qualified to receive
qualified investments. To receive a certificate, an applicant shall
satisfy the Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or any successor thereof, that it meets the specific
requirements to be a community development financial institution for
this state program as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f).
The certificate may be issued for a specified period of time, and may
include reasonable conditions to effectuate the intent of this
section. The Insurance Commissioner may suspend or revoke a
certification, after affording the institution notice and the
opportunity to be heard, if the commissioner finds that an
institution no longer meets the requirement for certification.
   (2) Accept and evaluate applications for certification from any
Community Development Financial Institution on behalf of the taxpayer
and issue certificates to taxpayers in an aggregate amount that
shall not exceed the limit specified in subdivision (b). The
certificate shall include the amount eligible to be made as an
investment that qualifies for the credit and the total amount of the
credit to which the taxpayer is entitled for the taxable year.
Applications for tax credits shall be accepted and evaluated
throughout the year. Certificates shall be issued in the order that
complete applications are received. If the aggregate amount of tax
credit applications exceeds the amount of tax credits available, tax
credits shall be approved for qualifying investments on a
first-come-first-served basis as determined by the order in which
complete applications are received. All applications received on the
same business day are deemed to be received at the same time. If the
aggregate amount of tax credit applications received on a single
business day exceeds the amount of tax credits available, tax credits
shall be approved for qualifying investments received on that day on
a pro rata basis.
   (3) Provide an annual listing to the Franchise Tax Board, in the
form or manner agreed upon by the Franchise Tax Board and the
Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or
its successor, of the taxpayers who were issued certificates, their
respective tax identification numbers, the amount of the qualified
investment made by each taxpayer, and the total amount of all
qualified investments.
   (4) Include information specified pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 12939.1 of the Insurance Code in the report required by
Section 12922 of the Insurance Code.
   (f) For purposes of this section:
   (1) "Qualified investment" means an investment that is a deposit
or loan that does not earn interest, or an equity investment, or an
 equitylike   equity-like  debt instrument
that conforms to the specifications for these instruments as
prescribed by the United States Department of the Treasury, Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund, or its successor, or, in
the absence of that prescription, as defined by the Insurance
Commissioner. The investment must be equal to or greater than fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000) and made for a minimum duration of 60
months. During that 60-month period, the community development
financial institution shall have full use and control of the proceeds
of the entire amount of the investment as well as any earnings on
the investment for its community development purposes. The entire
amount of the investment shall be received by the community
development financial institution before the application for the tax
credit is submitted. The community development financial institution
shall use the proceeds of the investment for a purpose that is
consistent with its community development mission and for the benefit
of economically disadvantaged communities and low-income people in
California.
   (2) "Community development financial institution" means a private
financial institution located in this state that is certified by the
Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or
its successor, that, consistent with the legislative findings,
declarations, and intent in Section 12939 of the Insurance Code, has
community development as its primary mission, and that lends in
urban, rural, or reservation-based communities in this state. A
community development financial institution may include a community
development bank, a community development loan fund, a community
development credit union, a microenterprise fund, a community
development corporation-based lender, or a community development
venture fund.
   (g) (1) If a qualified investment is withdrawn before the end of
the 60th month and not reinvested in another Community Development
Financial Institution within 60 days, there shall be added to the
"net tax," as defined in Section 17039, for the taxable year in which
the withdrawal occurs, the entire amount of any credit previously
allowed under this section.
   (2) If a qualified investment is reduced before the end of the
60th month, but not below fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), there
shall be added to the "net tax," as defined in Section 17039, for the
taxable year in which the reduction occurs, an amount equal to 20
percent of the total reduction for the taxable year.
   (h) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds
the "net tax," the excess may be carried over to reduce the "net tax"
for the next four taxable years, or until the credit has been
exhausted, whichever occurs first.
   (i) The Franchise Tax Board shall, as requested by the Department
of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or its
successor, advise and assist in the administration of this section.
   (j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1,
2017, and as of that date is repealed.
  SEC. 4.  Section 23657 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended
to read:
   23657.  (a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
1997, and before January 1, 2017, there shall be allowed as a credit
against the amount of "tax," as defined in Section 23036, an amount
equal to 20 percent of the amount of each qualified investment made
by a taxpayer during the taxable year into a community development
financial institution that is certified by the Department of
Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or any successor
thereof.
   (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a credit
shall not be allowed under this section unless the California
Organized Investment Network, or its successor within the Department
of Insurance, certifies that the investment described in subdivision
(a) qualifies for the credit under this section and certifies the
total amount of the credit allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this
section.
   (2)  Acredit   A credit  shall not be
allowed by this section unless the applicant and the taxpayer provide
satisfactory substantiation to, and in the form and manner requested
by, the Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or any successor thereof, that the investment is a qualified
investment, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f). In
addition, on or after January 1, 2007, the aggregate certified
investments shall meet all of the following:
   (A) Each year, until October 1, the total qualified investments
certified in any calendar year from any one community development
financial institution together with its affiliates, as defined in
Section 1215 of the Insurance Code, does not exceed the lesser of
either ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or 40 percent of the annual
aggregate amount                                                  of
qualified investments authorized in the first sentence of paragraph
(3), or until a date or an amount determined in regulations
promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner.
   (B) Each year, until July 1, the annual aggregate amount of
qualified investments specified in the first sentence of paragraph
(3) that is reserved for investments by admitted insurers is 25
percent, or until a date or an amount determined in regulations
promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner.
   (C) Each year, until July 1, the annual aggregate amount of
qualified investments authorized in the first sentence of paragraph
(3) that is reserved for individual investment amounts of less than
or equal to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is three
million dollars ($3,000,000), or until a date or amounts determined
in regulations promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner.
   (3) The aggregate amount of qualified investments made by all
taxpayers pursuant to this section, Section 12209, and Section
17053.57 shall not exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for each
calendar year. However, if the aggregate amount of qualified
investments made in any calendar year is less than ten million
dollars ($10,000,000), the difference may be carried over to the next
year, and any succeeding year during which this section remains in
effect, and added to the aggregate amount authorized for those years.

   (c) The Community Development Financial Institution shall do all
of the following:
   (1) Apply to the Department of Insurance, California Organized
Investment Network, or its successor, for certification of its status
as a Community Development Financial Institution.
   (2) Apply to the Department of Insurance, California Organized
Investment Network, or its successor, on behalf of the taxpayer, for
certification of the amount of the investment and the credit amount
allocated to the taxpayer, obtain the certification, and retain a
copy of the certification.
   (3) Obtain the taxpayer's identification number, or in the case of
an "S" corporation, the taxpayer identification numbers of all the
shareholders for tax administration purposes and provide this
information to the Department of Insurance, California Organized
Investment Network, or its successor, with the application required
in paragraph (2).
   (4) Provide an annual listing to the Franchise Tax Board, in the
form and manner agreed upon by the Franchise Tax Board and the
Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or
its successor, of the names and taxpayer identification numbers of
any taxpayer who makes any withdrawal or partial withdrawal of a
qualified investment before the expiration of 60 months from the date
of the qualified investment.
   (5) Submit reports to the department, California Organized
Investment Network, or any successor thereof, as required pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 12939.1 of the Insurance Code.
   (d) The Insurance Commissioner may develop instructions,
procedures, and standards for applications, and for administering the
criteria for the evaluation of applications under this section. The
Insurance Commissioner may, from time to time, issue regulations to
implement the provisions of this section.
   (e) The Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or any successor thereof, shall do all of the following:
   (1) Accept and evaluate applications for certification from
financial institutions and issue certificates that the applicant is a
Community Development Financial Institution qualified to receive
qualified investments. To receive a certificate, an applicant shall
satisfy the Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment
Network, or any successor thereof, that it meets the specific
requirements to be a community development financial institution for
this state program as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f).
The certificate may be issued for a specified period of time, and may
include reasonable conditions to effectuate the intent of this
section. The Insurance Commissioner may suspend or revoke a
certification, after affording the institution notice and the
opportunity to be heard, if the commissioner finds that an
institution no longer meets the requirement for certification.
   (2) Accept and evaluate applications for certification from any
Community Development Financial Institution on behalf of the taxpayer
and issue certificates to taxpayers in an aggregate amount that
shall not exceed the limit specified in subdivision (b). The
certificate shall include the amount eligible to be made as an
investment that qualifies for the credit and the total amount of the
credit to which the taxpayer is entitled for the taxable year.
Applications for tax credits shall be accepted and evaluated
throughout the year. Certificates shall be issued in the order that
complete applications are received. If the aggregate amount of tax
credit applications exceeds the amount of tax credits available, tax
credits shall be approved for qualifying investments on a
first-come-first-served basis as determined by the order in which
complete applications are received. All applications received on the
same business day are deemed to be received at the same time. If the
aggregate amount of tax credit applications received on a single
business day exceeds the amount of tax credits available, tax credits
shall be approved for qualifying investments received on that day on
a pro rata basis.
   (3) Provide an annual listing to the Franchise Tax Board, in the
form or manner agreed upon by the Franchise Tax Board and the
Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or
its successor, of the taxpayers who were issued certificates, their
respective tax identification numbers, the amount of the qualified
investment made by each taxpayer, and the total amount of all
qualified investments.
   (4) Include information specified pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 12939.1 of the Insurance Code in the report required by
Section 12922 of the Insurance Code.
   (f) For purposes of this section:
   (1) "Qualified investment" means an investment that is a deposit
or loan that does not earn interest, or an equity investment, or an
 equitylike   equity-like  debt instrument
that conforms to the specifications for these instruments as
prescribed by the United States Department of the Treasury, Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund, or its successor, or, in
the absence of that prescription, as defined by the Insurance
Commissioner. The investment must be equal to or greater than fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000) and made for a minimum duration of 60
months. During that 60-month period, the community development
financial institution shall have full use and control of the proceeds
of the entire amount of the investment as well as any earnings on
the investment for its community development purposes. The entire
amount of the investment shall be received by the community
development financial institution before the application for the tax
credit is submitted. The community development financial institution
shall use the proceeds of the investment for a purpose that is
consistent with its community development mission and for the benefit
of economically disadvantaged communities and low-income people in
California.
   (2) "Community development financial institution" means a private
financial institution located in this state that is certified by the
Department of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network, or
its successor, that, consistent with the legislative findings,
declarations, and intent in Section 12939 of the Insurance Code, has
community development as its primary mission, and that lends in
urban, rural, or reservation-based communities in this state. A
community development financial institution may include a community
development bank, a community development loan fund, a community
development credit union, a microenterprise fund, a community
development corporation-based lender, or a community development
venture fund.
   (g) (1) If a qualified investment is withdrawn before the end of
the 60th month and not reinvested in another Community Development
Financial Institution within 60 days, there shall be added to the
"tax," as defined in Section 23036, for the taxable year in which the
withdrawal occurs, the entire amount of any credit previously
allowed under this section.
   (2) If a qualified investment is reduced before the end of the
60th month, but not below fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), there
shall be added to the "tax," as defined in Section 23036, for the
taxable year in which the reduction occurs, an amount equal to 20
percent of the total reduction for the taxable year.
   (h) In the case where the credit allowed by this section exceeds
the "tax," the excess may be carried over to reduce the "tax" for the
next four taxable years, or until the credit has been exhausted,
whichever occurs first.
   (i) The Franchise Tax Board shall, as requested by the Department
of Insurance, California Organized Investment Network or its
successor, advise and assist in the administration of this section.
   (j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1,
2017, and as of that date is repealed.