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    On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

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    Section 1. That chapter 13-65 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    Any company may claim a premium tax credit as provided in § 13-65-2 to reduce quarterly payments required by § 10-44-2. Claims for tax credits on quarterly payments shall be reported to the Division of Insurance on a form prescribed by the director. Pursuant to § 13-65-8, a company must report the amount and specify, at the time of contribution, the quarter to which the premium tax credit shall be applied. No tax credit claimed under this section may reduce a quarterly payment otherwise required by § 10-44-2 to an amount less than zero. A company shall report all reductions in quarterly payments pursuant to this section on its annual premium tax return.

    Section 2. That § 13-65-2 be amended to read:

    13-65-2. The partners in education tax credit program is hereby established. Through the program, any company that is liable to pay the insurance company premium and annuity tax, pursuant to § 10-44-2, may claim credit for contributions made to the scholarship granting organization. The tax credit may be claimed by the company on the annual premium tax return in an amount equal to, equaling up to eighty one hundred percent, of the total contributions made to the scholarship granting organization in the previous taxable year. However, no

    No tax credit may be claimed pursuant to this chapter for the portion of the tax that is collected and set aside for workers' compensation coverage as provided in subdivision 10-44-2(4) or for the tax that is levied on fire insurance premiums pursuant to § 10-44-9. "