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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Subtitle F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT |
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Chapter 2256. PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT |
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Subchapter A. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES |
Sec. 2256.014. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: MUTUAL FUNDS
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(a) A no-load money market mutual fund is an authorized investment under this subchapter if the mutual fund:
(1) is registered with and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(2) provides the investing entity with a prospectus and other information required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78a et seq.) or the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1 et seq.);
(3) has a dollar-weighted average stated maturity of 90 days or fewer; and
(4) includes in its investment objectives the maintenance of a stable net asset value of $1 for each share.
(b) In addition to a no-load money market mutual fund permitted as an authorized investment in Subsection (a), a no-load mutual fund is an authorized investment under this subchapter if the mutual fund:
(1) is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(2) has an average weighted maturity of less than two years;
(3) is invested exclusively in obligations approved by this subchapter;
(4) is continuously rated as to investment quality by at least one nationally recognized investment rating firm of not less than AAA or its equivalent; and
(5) conforms to the requirements set forth in Sections 2256.016(b) and (c) relating to the eligibility of investment pools to receive and invest funds of investing entities.
(c) An entity is not authorized by this section to:
(1) invest in the aggregate more than 15 percent of its monthly average fund balance, excluding bond proceeds and reserves and other funds held for debt service, in mutual funds described in Subsection (b);
(2) invest any portion of bond proceeds, reserves and funds held for debt service, in mutual funds described in Subsection (b); or
(3) invest its funds or funds under its control, including bond proceeds and reserves and other funds held for debt service, in any one mutual fund described in Subsection (a) or (b) in an amount that exceeds 10 percent of the total assets of the mutual fund.