97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2852

 

Introduced 2/22/2011, by Rep. Tom Cross

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 265/11 new

    Amends the Technology Development Act. Authorizes the State Treasurer to segregate up to 2% of the Treasurer's investment portfolio in Technology Development Account IIa, an account that shall be maintained separately and apart from other moneys invested by the Treasurer. Authorizes investments from that account to provide venture capital to technology businesses seeking to locate, expand, or remain in Illinois. Contains provisions concerning the solicitation of proposals from entities to manage and be the General Partner of Technology Development Account IIb, an account consisting of investments from private sector investors. Authorizes the Treasurer to enter into an agreement with the entity managing TDA IIb to advise on the investment strategy of TDA IIa and TDA IIb. Specifies certain limitations that apply to these accounts. Defines "technology business", "venture capital", "Illinois venture capital firm", and "track record". Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Technology Development Act is amended by
5adding Section 11 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 265/11 new)
7    Sec. 11. Technology Development Account II.
8    (a) In addition to the amount provided in Section 10 of
9this Act, the State Treasurer may segregate a portion of the
10Treasurer's investment portfolio, which at no time shall be
11greater than 2% of the portfolio, in the Technology Development
12Account IIa ("TDA IIa"), an account that shall be maintained
13separately and apart from other moneys invested by the
14Treasurer. Distributions from the investments in TDA IIa may be
15reinvested into TDA IIa without being counted against the 2%
16cap. The Treasurer may make investments from TDA IIa that help
17attract, assist, and retain quality technology businesses in
18Illinois. The earnings on TDA IIa shall be accounted for
19separately from other investments made by the Treasurer.
20    (b) The Treasurer may solicit proposals from entities to
21manage and be the General Partner of a separate fund
22("Technology Development Account IIb" or "TDA IIb") consisting
23of investments from private sector investors that must invest,

 

 

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1at the direction of the Treasurer, in tandem with TDA IIa in a
2pro-rata portion. The Treasurer may enter into an agreement
3with the entity managing TDA IIb to advise on the investment
4strategy of TDA IIa and TDA IIb (collectively "Technology
5Development Account II" or "TDA II") and fulfill other mutually
6agreeable terms. Funds in TDA IIb shall be kept separate and
7apart from moneys in the State treasury.
8    (c) Moneys in TDA IIa may be invested by the State
9Treasurer to provide venture capital to technology businesses
10seeking to locate, expand, or remain in Illinois by placing
11money with Illinois venture capital firms for investment by the
12venture capital firms in technology businesses. "Venture
13capital", as used in this Section, means equity financing that
14is provided for starting up, expanding, or relocating a
15company, or related purposes such as financing for seed
16capital, research and development, introduction of a product or
17process into the marketplace, or similar needs requiring risk
18capital. "Technology business", as used in this Section, means
19a company that has as its principal function the providing of
20services, including computer, information transfer,
21communication, distribution, processing, administrative,
22laboratory, experimental, developmental, technical, or testing
23services, manufacture of goods or materials, the processing of
24goods or materials by physical or chemical change,
25computer-related activities, robotics, biological or
26pharmaceutical industrial activity, or technology-oriented or

 

 

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1emerging industrial activity. "Illinois venture capital firm",
2as used in this Section, means an entity that has a majority of
3its employees in Illinois or that has at least one managing
4partner or member of the general partner domiciled in Illinois,
5and that provides equity financing for starting up or expanding
6a company, or related purposes, such as financing for seed
7capital, research and development, introduction of a product or
8process into the marketplace, or similar needs requiring risk
9capital. "Illinois venture capital firm" may also mean an
10entity that has a track record of identifying, evaluating, and
11investing in Illinois companies and that provides equity
12financing for starting up or expanding a company, or related
13purposes such as financing for seed capital, research and
14development, introduction of a product or process into the
15marketplace, or similar needs requiring risk capital. For
16purposes of this Section, "track record" means having made, on
17average, at least one investment in an Illinois company in each
18of its funds if the Illinois venture capital firm has multiple
19funds or at least 2 investments in Illinois companies if the
20Illinois venture capital firm has only one fund. In no case
21shall more than 10% of the capital in the TDA IIa be invested
22in firms based outside of Illinois.
23    (d) Any fund created by an Illinois venture capital firm in
24which the State Treasurer places money pursuant to this Section
25shall be required by the State Treasurer to seek investments in
26technology businesses seeking to locate, expand, or remain in

 

 

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1Illinois.
2    (e) Notwithstanding the limitation found in subsection (d)
3of Section 10 of this Act, the investment of the State
4Treasurer in any fund created by an Illinois venture capital
5firm in which the State Treasurer places money pursuant to this
6Section shall not exceed 15% of the total investments in the
7fund.
8    (f) The State Treasurer shall not invest more than
9one-third of Technology Development Account II in any given
10calendar year. If in any calendar year less than one-third of
11Technology Development Account II is invested, 50% of the
12shortfall may be invested in the following calendar year in
13addition to the regular one-third investment.
14    (g) The Treasurer may deposit no more than 10% of the
15earnings of the investments in the Technology Development
16Account IIa into the Technology Development Fund.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.