(30 ILCS 238/10)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-324)

Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Financial institution" means a bank, savings bank, or credit union established under the laws of the State of Illinois, another state, or the United States of America.

"Governmental unit" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Debt Reform Act.

"Investment policy" means a written investment policy adopted by a public agency or governmental unit which addresses safety of principal, liquidity of funds, and return on investment and which requires the investment portfolio be structured in such a manner as to provide sufficient liquidity to pay obligations as they come due.

"Public agency" means the State of Illinois, the various counties, townships, cities, towns, villages, school districts, educational service regions, special road districts, public water supply districts, fire protection districts, drainage districts, levee districts, sewer districts, housing authorities, the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation, the Chicago Park District, and all other political corporations or subdivisions of the State of Illinois, now or hereafter created, whether herein specifically mentioned or not.

"Public funds" means current operating funds, special funds, interest and sinking funds, and funds of any kind or character belonging to or in the custody of any public agency.

"Sustainability factors" means factors that may have a material and relevant financial impact on the safety or performance of an investment and which are complementary to financial factors and financial accounting.

(Source: P.A. 101-473, eff. 1-1-20.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-324)

Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Financial institution" means a bank, savings bank, or credit union established under the laws of the State of Illinois, another state, or the United States of America.

"Governmental unit" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Debt Reform Act.

"Investment manager" means:

(1) a fiduciary selected by a public agency, pension fund, retirement system or governmental unit who has the power to manage, acquire, or dispose of any asset of a public agency, pension fund, retirement system or governmental unit;

(2) has acknowledged in writing that he or she is a fiduciary with respect to the public fund, retirement system or pension fund; and

(3) is at least one of the following: (i) registered as an investment adviser under the federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940; (ii) registered as an investment adviser under the Illinois Securities Law of 1953; (iii) a bank, as defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; or (iv) an insurance company authorized to transact business in this State.

"Investment policy" means a written investment policy adopted by a public agency or governmental unit which addresses safety of principal, liquidity of funds, and return on investment and which requires the investment portfolio be structured in such a manner as to provide sufficient liquidity to pay obligations as they come due.

"Public agency" means the State of Illinois, the various counties, townships, cities, towns, villages, school districts, educational service regions, special road districts, public water supply districts, fire protection districts, drainage districts, levee districts, sewer districts, housing authorities, the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation, the Chicago Park District, and all other political corporations or subdivisions of the State of Illinois, now or hereafter created, whether herein specifically mentioned or not.

"Public funds" means current operating funds, special funds, interest and sinking funds, and funds of any kind or character belonging to or in the custody of any public agency.

"Sustainability factors" means factors that may have a material and relevant financial impact on the safety or performance of an investment and which are complementary to financial factors and financial accounting.

(Source: P.A. 103-324, eff. 1-1-24.)