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<br />< -'. '...."'_..........~....-. ""-'-. ~-'">'.'"-'--'''--''''' "........- <br /> <br />-----'-'-~--.."...,...",.,.'~,l..r'........ <br /> <br />S 2256.002 <br /> <br />GOVERN~lE~'T CODE <br />Title 10 <br /> <br />(A) for a business organization doing business that is regulated by or <br />registered with a securities commission, a person who is registered under <br />the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers; <br /> <br />(B) for a state or federal bank, a savings bank, or a state or federal credit <br />union, a member of the loan comminee for the bank or branch of the bank <br />or a person authorized by corporate resolution to act on behalf of and bind <br />the banking institution; or <br /> <br />(C) for an investment pool. the person authorized by the elected official <br />or board with authOrity to administer the activities of the invesunent pool <br />to sign the wrinen instrument on behalf of the investment pool. <br /> <br />(11) "School district" means a public school district. <br /> <br />(12) "Separately invested asset'~. means an account or fund of a state <br />agency or local government that is not invested in a pooled fund group. <br /> <br />(13) "State a~encv" means an office, depanmem, commission, board, or <br />.. " . <br /> <br />other agency that is pan of any branch of state government, an institution of <br />higher education. and any nonprofit corporation acting on behalf of any of <br />those entities. <br /> <br />Amended bv ActS 1995, i4th Le~., en. 402, S 1, err. Seot. 1. 1995; ActS 199i, iSm Le~., <br />ch. 1421,S'1. eff. Sept. 1. 199i." . . .. <br /> <br />Acts 199i, i5th Le2., ch. 1421. in sucd. (2), <br />substituted "original acquisition cost" for "face <br />or par value", deleted "accrued interest", and <br />inserted "the accrued"; in subd. (8), insened <br />"currem", and substituted "net selling price of <br />the securin' as ouoted b... a recornized marke: <br />pricing source" for "premium or -discount"; in. <br />sened new subd. (10); and redesilITlated forme: <br />subds. (0) to (12) as subds. (I 1) to (13) resoec. <br />tive!y. . <br />Section 16 of Acts 199i, i5th Leg., ch. 1421 <br />provides: <br />"This Act takes effect SeDtember I, 199i, and <br />applies only to investment activities of a govern. <br />mental entity subject to Chapter 2256, Govern. <br />ment Code, that occur on or after that date." <br /> <br />Historical and Statutory Notes <br /> <br />Prior Laws: <br /> <br />Acts 19i9, 66tb Leg., p. 20i 1, en. S 1 O. <br />Acts 198i, iOth Leg., ch. 889. <br />Ac:s 1989, ilst Leg., en. 39,g 1. <br />ActS 1989, i1st Leg., eh. 628, S 1. <br />Acts 1989, i 1st Leg., en. 693, S 4. <br />Acts 1989, i 1 5t Leg., ch. i50, 9 1. <br />Acts 1993, i3rd Leg., ch. 946, S 1. <br />Vernon's Ann.CiY.Sl am. 8~2a-2. S 2(a), <br />(c)(4); 4413(34c), S 1. <br />Acts 1993, i3rc LeZ.,'ch. 268. S 1. <br />ActS 1995. i4th Leg., cn. i6, 9 5.45(e), m. <br />V.T.C.A.. Gove:mnem Code SS 2256.002, <br />,,-. 0-1 <br />-_,)0. ~ . <br /> <br />~ 2256.003. Authority to Invest Funds; Entities Subject to this Chapter <br /> <br />Each governing body of the following entities may purchase, sell, and invest <br />its funds and funds under its control in invesnnems authorized under this <br />subchapter in compliance with invesnnent policies approved by the governing <br />body and according to the standard of care prescribed by Section 2256.006: <br /> <br />(1) a local government; <br /> <br />(2) a state agency; <br /> <br />(3) a nonprofit corporation acting on behalf of a local gove:nmenr or a <br /> <br />........,.... <br /> <br />state agency; or <br />- . <br /> <br />"; <br /> <br />,.... ~"::':j;;:.:, <br />