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application of Part II (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 421\u00a0<\/span>) of Subchapter D of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain stock options,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">paragraphs (1)\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">(2)\u00a0<\/span>, and\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">(3) of Section 421(a) of the Internal Revenue Code\u00a0<\/span>shall also apply to any California qualified stock option that is granted to an individual whose earned income from the corporation granting the California qualified stock option for the\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">taxable<\/span>\u00a0year in which that option is exercised does not exceed forty thousand dollars ($40,000). \u2002In the event that the option does not meet the necessary qualifications, the option shall be treated as a nonqualified stock option.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(b)\u2002For purposes of this section, \u201c<span class=\"wordphrase\">California qualified stock option<\/span>\u201d means a stock option that is issued and exercised pursuant to this section and that is designated by the corporation issuing the option as a California qualified stock option at the time the option is granted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(c)(1)\u2002This section shall apply only to those stock options that are issued on or after January 1, 1997, and before January 1, 2002, by a corporation to its employee and are exercised by the employee, while employed by the corporation that issued those stock options (or within three months thereof, or within one year thereof if permanently and totally disabled as defined in\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code\u00a0<\/span>), during the\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">taxable<\/span>\u00a0year with respect to any class of shares, or combination thereof, issued by the corporation, to the extent that the number of shares transferable by the exercise of the options does not exceed a total of 1,000 and have a combined fair market value of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). \u2002The combined fair market value of any stock shall be determined as of the time the option with respect to that stock is granted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(2)\u2002Paragraph (1) shall be applied by taking options into account in the order in which they were granted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(d)\u2002In the case of a California qualified stock option, no amount shall be included in the gross income of the employee until the time of the disposition of the option (or the stock acquired upon exercise of the option). 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