| 1 | 1 | | 84R212 KLA-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 116 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the investment of a portion of the economic |
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| 8 | 8 | | stabilization fund balance. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 404, Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 404.0241 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 404.0241. INVESTMENT OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC |
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| 13 | 13 | | STABILIZATION FUND BALANCES. (a) The comptroller shall invest the |
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| 14 | 14 | | balance of the economic stabilization fund that exceeds an amount |
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| 15 | 15 | | equal to 30 percent of the maximum authorized balance of the fund |
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| 16 | 16 | | for the applicable state fiscal biennium as prescribed by Section |
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| 17 | 17 | | 49-g(g), Article III, Texas Constitution, in accordance with the |
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| 18 | 18 | | investment standard described by Section 404.024(j). The |
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| 19 | 19 | | comptroller's investment of that excess balance is not subject to |
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| 20 | 20 | | any other limitation or other requirement provided by Section |
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| 21 | 21 | | 404.024. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The comptroller shall adjust the investment portfolio |
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| 23 | 23 | | of economic stabilization fund money periodically to ensure that, |
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| 24 | 24 | | as appropriated money is withdrawn or money is otherwise |
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| 25 | 25 | | transferred from the fund or as the maximum authorized balance of |
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| 26 | 26 | | the fund as prescribed by Section 49-g(g), Article III, Texas |
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| 27 | 27 | | Constitution, changes, only the balance of the fund that exceeds |
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| 28 | 28 | | the amount specified by Subsection (a) is invested in a manner that |
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| 29 | 29 | | does not comply with all limitations and other requirements of |
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| 30 | 30 | | Section 404.024. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 32 | 32 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 33 | 33 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 34 | 34 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 35 | 35 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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