Art. 581-43. INVESTOR EDUCATION. A. The Commissioner, with Board approval, shall develop and implement investor education initiatives to inform the public about the basics of investing in securities, with a special emphasis placed on the prevention and detection of securities fraud. Materials developed for and distributed as part of the initiatives must be published in both Spanish and English.
B. In developing and implementing the initiatives, the Commissioner shall use the Commissioner's best efforts to collaborate with public or nonprofit entities with an interest in investor education.
C. Subject to Chapter 575, Government Code, the Commissioner may accept grants and donations from a person who is not affiliated with the securities industry or from a nonprofit association, regardless of whether the entity is affiliated with the securities industry, for use in providing investor education initiatives.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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