(30 ILCS 235/2.3) Sec. 2.3. Russian or Belarusian investments prohibited. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a public agency shall not invest public funds in Russian or Belarusian sovereign debt, Russian or Belarusian government-backed securities, any investment instrument issued by an entity that is domiciled or has its principal place of business in Russia or Belarus, or any investment instrument issued by a company that is subject to Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions, as that term is defined under Section 1-110.16 of the Illinois Pension Code, and shall not invest or deposit public funds in any bank that is domiciled or has its principal place of business in Russia or Belarus or in any other financial institution that is domiciled or has its principal place of business in Russia or Belarus or that is subject to Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions.
(Source: P.A. 102-1108, eff. 12-21-22.) |