Texas Education Code 45.102 – Investment of Bond Proceeds in Obligations of United States or Interest-Bearing Secured Time Bank Deposits
(a) A school district that has on hand proceeds received from the issuance and sale of bonds or certificates of indebtedness of the district that are not immediately needed for the purposes for which the bonds or certificates of indebtedness were issued and sold, may, on order of the board of trustees:
(1) place the proceeds on interest-bearing time deposit, secured in the manner provided by § 45.208, with a state or national banking corporation in this state the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or
(2) invest the proceeds in bonds or other obligations of the United States.
(b) Interest-bearing secured time deposits or bonds or other obligations of the United States in which proceeds of bonds or certificates of indebtedness are placed or invested must be of a type that cannot be cashed, sold, or redeemed for an amount less than the sum deposited or invested by the school district.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 45.102
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) When the sums placed or invested by a school district are needed for the purposes for which the bonds or certificates of indebtedness of the school district were originally authorized, issued, and sold:
(1) the time deposits or bonds or other obligations of the United States in which the sums have been placed or invested shall be cashed, sold, or redeemed; and
(2) the proceeds shall be used for the purposes for which the bonds or certificates of indebtedness of the school district were originally authorized, issued, and sold.