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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
          AB 780 (Bocanegra)
          As Introduced  February 21, 2013
          2/3 vote 

           ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT    9-0     APPROPRIATIONS      16-0        
           
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          |Ayes:|Medina, Mansoor, Daly,    |Ayes:|Gatto, Harkey, Bigelow,   |
          |     |Fong, Fox, Linder,        |     |Bocanegra, Bradford, Ian  |
          |     |Melendez, V. Manuel       |     |Calderon, Campos,         |
          |     |P�rez, Weber              |     |Donnelly, Eggman, Gomez,  |
          |     |                          |     |Hall, Ammiano, Linder,    |
          |     |                          |     |Pan, Quirk, Wagner, Weber |
          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           SUMMARY  :   Appropriates $2 million from the General Fund for the  
          purpose of providing administrative funding to the state's small  
          business financial development corporations (FDCs).  Each FDC is  
          eligible to receive $150,000.  This bill also states that it is  
          the Legislature's intent that the FDCs are to be under the  
          jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic  
          Development (GO-Biz).

           EXISTING LAW  :

          1)Authorizes the approval of 11 FDCs by BTH for the purpose of  
            administering a number of small business finance programs  
            including the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (SBLGP),  
            direct loans, disaster assistance loans and surety bond  
            guarantees.

          2)Establishes the SBLGP for the purpose of assisting small  
            businesses in obtaining long-term loans or lines of credit  
            from conventional financial institutions, which small  
            businesses would not otherwise qualify for without the  
            guarantee.  Under this program, FDCs act as financial  
            intermediaries between the state, the small business, and the  
            financial institution.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   This bill appropriates $2 million from the  
          General Fund to GO-Biz.  

           COMMENTS  :   The measure proposes the appropriation of $2 million  








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          for the purpose of supplementing FDC administrative funds, which  
          will allow them to assist small business access up to $84  
          million in loan guarantees.  

          Paying administrative costs for delivering federal block grants  
          is an issue that the state has long struggled.  From the federal  
          government's perspective, it does not seem unreasonable to  
          expect states to cover state-side administrative costs when they  
          are sending $168 million to implement the capital access program  
          of the state's choice.

          In the past, California's failure to provide administrative  
          funds has resulted in the loss of federal dollars to other  
          states, as in the case of the Small Business Development Center  
          Program; penalties in future program years, as is the case of  
          the Small Cities Community Block Grant Program; and an inability  
          to obtain the maximum leverage of federal dollars, as in the  
          case of the disabled veteran opportunity.  The Assembly Jobs,  
          Economic Development, and the Economy policy committee analysis  
          includes additional details on California's small business  
          economy, the SBLG Program, the federal Small Business Jobs Act,  
          and related legislation.  

          Small Business Loan Guarantee Program:  The SBLGP enables a  
          small business to obtain a term loan or line of credit when it  
          cannot otherwise qualify for a loan on its own.  The state,  
          working through 11 regionally networked FDCs, provides direct  
          technical and financial assistance to small businesses seeking  
          capital from private financial institutions.    

          In 2011-12, approximately $5.7 million was made available for  
          loan guarantees under the state SBLGP, which leveraged $9.9  
          million in small business loans from financial institutions.   
          During this period 178 guarantees were provided, creating and/or  
          retaining over 1,200 jobs.  There are currently 1,046 loans  
          being guaranteed under the state program. 

          In October 2010, Congress passed and the President signed the  
          Small Business Jobs Act (Act).  Among other things, the Act  
          created the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBIC),  
          which is authorized to expend up to $1.5 billion for state  
          sponsored small business finance programs.  Over the life of the  
          program, every federal dollar must be matched by $10 private  
          sector dollars.  September 2017 is the deadline for using the  








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          funds.  Funding for the administration, outreach, and oversight  
          of the program is primarily the responsibility of the state.  

          Under the funding formula, California is eligible to receive up  
          to $168 million, which is the largest amount of any state.   
          California uses its moneys to capitalize the SBLGP administered  
          through BTH and a loss reserve program and collateral support  
          program administered through the California Pollution Control  
          Financing Authority at the state Treasurer's Office.    

          California has encumbered $16.6 million, with approximately  
          $13.4 million set aside to cover loan guarantees under the  
          federal portion of the SBLG Program.   Over 18, 600 jobs have  
          been created or retained by the close of 2012.

          According to the FDCs, one impediment to getting the SBLGP  
          portion out is the lack of state administrative support.   
          Repeated budget actions have severally limited ongoing  
          management funds and crippled the state portion of the program,  
          which allowed greater programmatic flexibility in serving the  
          needs of small businesses.  AB 780 provides additional funding  
          to help get these federal moneys encumbered.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Toni Symonds / J., E.D. & E. / (916)  
          319-2090 


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