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repayment of any undisbursed loan funds and loan repayments to
the authority; and

 
E.__Other terms and conditions as the authority determines
appropriate.

 
5.__Administrative costs.__A corporation may not use any money
disbursed from the fund by the authority for administrative
expenses, but may charge a commitment fee on each loan of up to
1% and may use interest earnings not to exceed 5% of each loan
annually to cover reasonable administrative and technical
assistance costs.__The authority shall review and approve a
corporation's administrative expenses on an annual basis.__The
authority may establish by rule reasonable administrative fees
for its origination of loans and administration of the fund.

 
6.__Financing terms and conditions.__Loans may be made from
program funds under the following terms and conditions.

 
A.__Loans may not exceed $200,000 to a borrower, including
an affiliated entity.

 
B.__Each corporation and the authority shall establish
interest rates, amortization schedules and repayment terms
for each borrower, except that loans may not bear a rate of
interest greater than the prime rate of interest.

 
C.__A corporation or the authority may provide for flexible
repayment terms.

 
D.__A corporation or the authority shall require collateral
for loans when available, but may subordinate to loans from
other lenders.

 
7.__Eligible borrower.__A project or borrower is eligible for
financial assistance under the program if the following criteria
are met.

 
A.__The business for which funds are requested must provide
early child care and education services to at least 3
children who are not related to the owner of the business or
any provider of early care and education services working
for the borrower.

 
B__The borrower has insufficient access to funding for the
project from other public and private sources.

 
C.__The borrower has committed all reasonably available resources
to the project, obtained financial commitment from


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