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Tex. Gov't Code § 2256.007

INVESTMENT TRAINING; STATE AGENCY BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Known as the Public Funds Investment Act

The act spans §§ 2256.001 to 2256.055 (39 sections).

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff

(a) Each member of the governing board of a state agency and its investment officer shall attend at least one training session relating to the person's responsibilities under this chapter within six months after taking office or assuming duties.

(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall provide the training under this section.

(c) Training under this section must include education in investment controls, security risks, strategy risks, market risks, diversification of investment portfolio, and compliance with this chapter.

(d) An investment officer shall attend a training session not less than once each state fiscal biennium and may receive training from any independent source approved by the governing body of the state agency. The investment officer shall prepare a report on this subchapter and deliver the report to the governing body of the state agency not later than the 180th day after the last day of each regular session of the legislature.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.