Sec. 14. (a) Upon request of the treasurer of state, the state board of finance may periodically sell, transfer, or liquidate agreements, in whole or in part, including without limitation the sale, transfer, or liquidation of all or any part of the principal or interest to be received at any time under one (1) or more agreements that evidence the right of the state to make deductions from state tuition support to pay advances under this chapter under the terms and conditions that the state board of finance considers necessary and appropriate.

     (b) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation under this section is subject to the following conditions:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-49-10-14

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • fund: refers to the common school fund in the custody of the treasurer of state. See Indiana Code 20-49-10-3
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(1) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation may be made only to a department, an agency, a commission, an instrumentality, or a public body of the state, including the Indiana bond bank.

(2) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation of agreements may be made only for cash.

(3) Payments under the sale, transfer, or liquidation must be made to the treasurer of state for the fund and reported to the state board of finance.

(4) The total amount of cash received by the fund from the sale may not be less than the outstanding principal amount of all or a part of the agreements sold plus accrued interest owed.

(5) If necessary to facilitate a sale, transfer, or liquidation, the state board or the state board of finance may agree to act on behalf of an entity described in subdivision (1) by collecting payment on advances that are:

(A) received directly from a school corporation, if any direct payments are received; or

(B) deducted from amounts appropriated and made available for state tuition support.

An agreement by the state board or the state board of finance under this subdivision is a valid and an enforceable contractual obligation but is not a debt of the state within the meaning of the limitation against indebtedness under the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

(6) Each proposed sale, transfer, or liquidation must be reviewed by the budget committee and approved by the budget agency.

     (c) The state board of finance shall notify the state board and the department of any action that the state board of finance takes under this section.

As added by P.L.259-2019, SEC.14.