§ 42-64-36. Program accountability.
(a) The board of the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall be responsible for establishing accountability standards, reporting standards, and outcome measurements for each of its programs to include, but not be limited to, the use of tax credits, loans, loan guarantees, and other financial transactions managed or utilized by the corporation. Included in the standards shall be a set of principles and guidelines to be followed by the board to include:
(1) A set of outcomes against which the board will measure each program’s and offering’s effectiveness;
(2) A set of standards for risk analysis for all of the programs especially the loans and loan guarantee programs; and
(3) A process for reporting out all loans, loan guarantees, and any other financial commitments made through the corporation that includes the purpose of the loan, financial data as to payment history, and other related information.
(b) The board shall annually prepare a report starting in January 2015 which shall be submitted to the house and senate. The report shall summarize the above listed information on each of its programs and offerings and contain recommendations for modification, elimination, or continuation.
(c) The commerce corporation shall prepare a report beginning January 1, 2019, which shall be submitted to the house and senate within a period of thirty (30) days of the close of each quarter. The report shall summarize the information listed in subsection (a) of this section on each of its programs and offerings, including any modifications, adjustments, clawbacks, reallocations, alterations, or other changes, made from the close of the prior fiscal quarter and include comparison data to the reports submitted pursuant to §§ 42-64.20-9(b), 42-64.21-8(a) and (c), 42-64.22-14(a), 42-64.23-5(d), 42-64.24-5(d), 42-64.25-12, 42-64.26-6, 42-64.27-4, 42-64.28-9, 42-64.29-7(a), 42-64.31-3, 44-48.3-13(b) and (c), chapters 64.20, 64.21, 64.22, 64.23, 64.24, 64.25, 64.26, 64.27, 64.28, 64.29, 64.30, 64.31, 64.32 of title 42 and § 44-48.3-13.
(d) The board shall coordinate its efforts with the office of revenue analysis to not duplicate information on the use of tax credits and other tax expenditures.
History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 5; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 5; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 12, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
Section 42-64-1. - Short title.
Section 42-64-1.1. - Change of name.
Section 42-64-2. - Legislative findings.
Section 42-64-3. - Definitions.
Section 42-64-6. - General powers.
Section 42-64-7. - Additional general powers.
Section 42-64-7.1. - Subsidiaries.
Section 42-64-7.2. - Amendment of the articles of incorporation of a subsidiary public corporation.
Section 42-64-7.3. - Voluntary dissolution of a subsidiary public corporation.
Section 42-64-7.4. - Water supply facilities.
Section 42-64-7.5. - Acceptance of federal grants.
Section 42-64-7.7. - Grant of powers to the corporation.
Section 42-64-7.9. - Orders as to pretreatment of sewage.
Section 42-64-7.11. - Venture capital forum program.
Section 42-64-7.12. - Transfer of functions to the Quonset Development Corporation.
Section 42-64-7.13. - National security infrastructure support fund.
Section 42-64-8. - Directors, officers, and employees.
Section 42-64-8.1. - Appropriation and expenses.
Section 42-64-8.2. - Role and responsibilities of board members.
Section 42-64-8.3. - Transparency requirements established.
Section 42-64-9. - Condemnation power.
Section 42-64-9.1. - Inspection powers.
Section 42-64-9.2. - Civil penalties.
Section 42-64-9.3. - Criminal penalties.
Section 42-64-9.4. - Procedures for enforcement.
Section 42-64-9.5. - Hearings.
Section 42-64-9.6. - Notice of decisions.
Section 42-64-9.7. - Notice of hearing on orders.
Section 42-64-9.8. - Procedure for hearings on orders.
Section 42-64-9.9. - Public access to information.
Section 42-64-9.10. - Rules and regulations — Notice of rule review.
Section 42-64-10. - Findings of the corporation.
Section 42-64-11. - Disposition of projects.
Section 42-64-12. - Community advisory committees.
Section 42-64-13. - Relations with municipalities.
Section 42-64-13.1. - Assistance to urban communities for economic revitalization.
Section 42-64-13.2. - Renewable energy investment coordination.
Section 42-64-14. - Relations with state agencies.
Section 42-64-15. - Bonds and notes of the corporation.
Section 42-64-16. - Short-term notes.
Section 42-64-17. - Security for bonds or notes.
Section 42-64-18. - Reserve funds and appropriations.
Section 42-64-19. - Trust funds.
Section 42-64-20. - Exemption from taxation.
Section 42-64-20.1. - Procedure.
Section 42-64-21. - Notes and bonds as legal investments.
Section 42-64-22. - Agreement of the state.
Section 42-64-23. - Credit of state.
Section 42-64-24. - State’s right to require redemption of bonds.
Section 42-64-25. - Remedies of bondholders and note-holders.
Section 42-64-26. - Authorization to accept appropriated moneys.
Section 42-64-27. - Assistance by state officers, departments, boards and commission.
Section 42-64-28. - Annual financial reports and performance report.
Section 42-64-29. - Inventory of development sites.
Section 42-64-30. - Inconsistent provisions.
Section 42-64-31. - Other statutes.
Section 42-64-31.1. - Rules and regulations.
Section 42-64-32. - Construction.
Section 42-64-33. - Severability.
Section 42-64-34. - Appointment of small business advocate.
Section 42-64-34.1. - Cooperation required.
Section 42-64-35. - Government contract procurement assistance.
Section 42-64-36. - Program accountability.
Section 42-64-37. - Loan and loan guarantee programs.
Section 42-64-38. - Audit of the corporation.
Section 42-64-39. - Business development center.
Section 42-64-40. - Court-approved settlements.
Section 42-64-41. - Report regarding small business lending.