Sec. 481.406. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

(a) The executive director shall adopt rules relating to the implementation of the program and any other rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter. The rules may:

(1) provide for criteria under which a certain line of credit issued by an eligible financial institution to a small or medium-sized business or nonprofit organization qualifies to participate in the program; and

(2) authorize a consortium of financial institutions to participate in the program subject to common underwriting guidelines.

(b) To qualify for participation in the program, a line of credit must:

(1) be an account at a financial institution under which the financial institution agrees to lend money to a person from time to time to finance one or more projects, activities, or enterprises that are authorized by this subchapter; and

(2) contain the same restrictions, to the extent possible, that are placed on a capital access loan that is not a line of credit.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1163, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1.55, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.