12.8 - INVESTMENT OR DEPOSIT OF SURPLUS -- APPROPRIATION -- INVESTMENT INCOME -- LENDING SECURITIES. - Iowa Statutes

12.8 INVESTMENT OR DEPOSIT OF SURPLUS -- APPROPRIATION -- INVESTMENT INCOME -- LENDING SECURITIES. The treasurer of state shall invest or deposit, subject to chapter 12F and as provided by law, any of the public funds not currently needed for operating expenses and shall do so upon receipt of monthly notice from the director of the department of administrative services of the amount not so needed. In the event of loss on redemption or sale of securities invested as prescribed by law, and if the transaction is reported to the executive council, neither the treasurer nor director of the department of administrative services is personally liable but the loss shall be charged against the funds which would have received the profits or interest of the investment and there is appropriated from the funds the amount so required. Investment income may be used to maintain compensating balances, pay transaction costs for investments made by the treasurer of state, and pay administrative and related overhead costs incurred by the treasurer of state in the management of money. The treasurer of state shall coordinate with the affected departments to determine how compensating balances, transaction costs, or money management and related costs will be established. All charges against a retirement system must be documented and notification of the charges shall be made to the appropriate administration of the retirement system affected. The treasurer of state, with the approval of the investment board of the Iowa public employees' retirement system, may conduct a program of lending securities in the Iowa public employees' retirement system portfolio. When securities are loaned as provided by this paragraph, the treasurer shall act in the manner provided for investment of moneys in the Iowa public employees' retirement fund under section 97B.7A. The treasurer of state shall report at least annually to the investment board of the Iowa public employees' retirement system on the program and shall provide additional information on the program upon the request of the investment board or the employees of the Iowa public employees' retirement system.          Section History: Early Form [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 141; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 12.8]          Section History: Recent Form 84 Acts, ch 1180, § 6; 85 Acts, ch 227, §6; 88 Acts, ch 1242, § 1; 91 Acts, ch 268, §123; 94 Acts, ch 1001, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §1, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2004 Acts, ch 1101, §98, 102; 2007 Acts, ch 39, §8 Referred to in § 12C.7 Investment or deposit, § 12B.10