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HB0623 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0623

 

Introduced 2/5/2007, by Rep. Michael K. Smith

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
205 ILCS 305/59   from Ch. 17, par. 4460

    Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that a credit union investing to fund an employee benefit plan obligation is not subject to the investment limitations of the Illinois Credit Union Act and may purchase an investment that would otherwise be impermissible if the investment is directly related to the credit union's obligation under the employee benefit plan and the credit union holds the investment only for so long as it has an actual or potential obligation under the employee benefit plan. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Credit Union Act is amended by
5 changing Section 59 as follows:
 
6     (205 ILCS 305/59)  (from Ch. 17, par. 4460)
7     Sec. 59. Investment of Funds.
8     (a) Funds not used in loans to members may be invested,
9 pursuant to subsection (7) of Section 30 of this Act, and
10 subject to Departmental rules and regulations:
11         (1) In securities, obligations or other instruments of
12     or issued by or fully guaranteed as to principal and
13     interest by the United States of America or any agency
14     thereof or in any trust or trusts established for investing
15     directly or collectively in the same;
16         (2) In obligations of any state of the United States,
17     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
18     and the several territories organized by Congress, or any
19     political subdivision thereof; however, a credit union may
20     not invest more than 10% of its unimpaired capital and
21     surplus in the obligations of one issuer, exclusive of
22     general obligations of the issuer, and investments in
23     municipal securities must be limited to securities rated in

 

 

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1     one of the 4 highest rating categories by a nationally
2     recognized statistical rating organization;
3         (3) In certificates of deposit or passbook type
4     accounts issued by a state or national bank, mutual savings
5     bank or savings and loan association; provided that such
6     institutions have their accounts insured by the Federal
7     Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and
8     Loan Insurance Corporation; but provided, further, that a
9     credit union's investment in an account in any one
10     institution may exceed the insured limit on accounts;
11         (4) In shares, classes of shares or share certificates
12     of other credit unions, including, but not limited to
13     corporate credit unions; provided that such credit unions
14     have their members' accounts insured by the NCUA or other
15     approved insurers, and that if the members' accounts are so
16     insured, a credit union's investment may exceed the insured
17     limit on accounts;
18         (5) In shares of a cooperative society organized under
19     the laws of this State or the laws of the United States in
20     the total amount not exceeding 10% of the unimpaired
21     capital and surplus of the credit union; provided that such
22     investment shall first be approved by the Department;
23         (6) In obligations of the State of Israel, or
24     obligations fully guaranteed by the State of Israel as to
25     payment of principal and interest;
26         (7) In shares, stocks or obligations of other financial

 

 

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1     institutions in the total amount not exceeding 5% of the
2     unimpaired capital and surplus of the credit union;
3         (8) In federal funds and bankers' acceptances;
4         (9) In shares or stocks of Credit Union Service
5     Organizations in the total amount not exceeding the greater
6     of 3% of the unimpaired capital and surplus of the credit
7     union or the amount authorized for federal credit unions.
8     (b) As used in this Section, "political subdivision"
9 includes, but is not limited to, counties, townships, cities,
10 villages, incorporated towns, school districts, educational
11 service regions, special road districts, public water supply
12 districts, fire protection districts, drainage districts,
13 levee districts, sewer districts, housing authorities, park
14 districts, and any agency, corporation, or instrumentality of a
15 state or its political subdivisions, whether now or hereafter
16 created and whether herein specifically mentioned or not.
17     (c) A credit union investing to fund an employee benefit
18 plan obligation is not subject to the investment limitations of
19 this Act and this Section and may purchase an investment that
20 would otherwise be impermissible if the investment is directly
21 related to the credit union's obligation under the employee
22 benefit plan and the credit union holds the investment only for
23 so long as it has an actual or potential obligation under the
24 employee benefit plan.
25 (Source: P.A. 92-293, eff. 8-9-01; 93-640, eff. 12-31-03.)
 
26     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1 becoming law.