SB0246 EngrossedLRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b SB0246 Engrossed LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b SB0246 Engrossed LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Treasurer Act is amended by adding 5 Section 17.2 as follows: 6 (15 ILCS 505/17.2 new) 7 Sec. 17.2. Non-profit investment pool. 8 (a) The State Treasurer may establish and administer a 9 non-profit investment pool and an electronic payment 10 processing program to supplement and enhance investment 11 opportunities and secure electronic payment options otherwise 12 available to not-for-profit corporations in this State. 13 (b) The Treasurer may receive funds paid into the 14 non-profit investment pool by a not-for-profit corporation 15 that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) or 16 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of 17 holding and investing those funds. In order to be eligible to 18 participate in the non-profit investment pool, the 19 not-for-profit corporation shall provide the Treasurer with a 20 copy of the most recent audited financial statement or 21 charitable organization annual report filed with the Attorney 22 General. 23 (c) The Treasurer may invest the funds constituting the SB0246 Engrossed LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b SB0246 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b SB0246 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b SB0246 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b 1 non-profit investment pool in the same manner, in the same 2 types of investments, and subject to the same limitations 3 provided for the investment of funds in the State Treasury. 4 The Treasurer shall develop, publish, and implement an 5 investment policy covering the management of funds in the 6 non-profit investment pool. The policy shall be published each 7 year as part of the audit of the non-profit investment pool by 8 the Auditor General, which shall be distributed to all 9 participants. The Treasurer shall notify all non-profit 10 investment pool participants in writing, and the Treasurer 11 shall publish in at least one newspaper of general circulation 12 in both Springfield and Chicago any changes to a previously 13 published investment policy at least 30 calendar days before 14 implementing the policy. Any investment policy adopted by the 15 Treasurer shall be reviewed, and updated if necessary, within 16 90 days after the installation of a new Treasurer. 17 (d) The Treasurer shall adopt rules for the efficient 18 administration of the non-profit investment pool, including 19 the minimum amounts that may be deposited in the non-profit 20 investment pool and the minimum period of time that deposits 21 shall be retained in the non-profit investment pool. The rules 22 shall provide for the administrative expenses of the 23 non-profit investment pool to be paid from its earnings and 24 for the interest earnings in excess of such expenses to be 25 credited or paid monthly to the not-for-profit corporations 26 participating in the non-profit investment pool in a manner SB0246 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b SB0246 Engrossed- 3 -LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b SB0246 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b SB0246 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b 1 which equitably reflects the differing amounts of their 2 respective investments in the non-profit investment pool and 3 the differing periods of time for which the amounts were in the 4 custody of the non-profit investment pool. 5 (e) Upon creating a non-profit investment pool, the State 6 Treasurer shall give bond with 2 or more sufficient sureties, 7 payable to not-for-profit corporations that participate in the 8 non-profit investment pool for the benefit of the 9 not-for-profit corporations that have funds that are paid into 10 the non-profit investment pool for investment, in the penal 11 sum of $150,000, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the 12 State Treasurer's duties in relation to the non-profit 13 investment pool. SB0246 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 08227 SPS 18277 b