Sec. 840.301. INVESTMENT OF ASSETS. (a) The board of trustees may, under the standard of care provided by Section 840.303, invest and reinvest the retirement system's assets and may commingle assets of the trust fund with the assets of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, including its trust fund and the law enforcement and custodial officer supplemental retirement fund, for investment purposes, as long as proportionate ownership records are maintained and credited.
(b) The board of trustees shall:
(1) invest the assets of the retirement system as a single fund without distinction as to their source; and
(2) hold securities purchased with the assets collectively for the proportionate benefit of all accounts of the system established under Section 840.305(b).
(c) For purposes of the investment authority of the board of trustees under Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, "securities" means any investment instrument within the meaning of the term as defined by Section 4, The Securities Act (Article 581-4, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), 15 U.S.C. Section 77b(a)(1), or 15 U.S.C. Section 78c(a)(10).
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 138, Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 1989. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.301 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1100, Sec. 4.06(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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