A school district may invest unused bond proceeds in approved deposits or U.S. obligations, but the investment must not be cashable for less than the amount invested.
Sec. 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 Section 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. (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. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.