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Amend SB 1332 (house committee printing) by adding the
following sections to the bill, numbered appropriately, and
renumbering the subsequent sections of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 1231.001, Government Code, is amended
by adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows:
(1-a) "Interest rate management agreement" means an
agreement that provides for an interest rate transaction, including
a swap, basis, forward, option, cap, collar, floor, lock, or hedge
transaction, for a transaction similar to those types of
transactions, or for a combination of any of those types of
transactions. The term includes:
(A) a master agreement that provides standard
terms for transactions;
(B) an agreement to transfer collateral as
security for transactions; and
(C) a confirmation of transactions.
SECTION ____. Section 1231.023(c), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The board shall adopt policies that:
(1) provide a mechanism for evaluating the amount of
state debt that can be managed prudently;
(2) address opportunities to consolidate debt
authority;
(3) include guidelines for:
(A) appropriate levels of reserves;
(B) the types of state security that should be
issued under various circumstances; and
(C) the terms or structure of a state security;
(4) help the board and issuers of state securities to
evaluate:
(A) the potential risks involved in the issuance
of a state security or in the execution of an interest rate
management agreement; and
(B) the effect that the issuance of a state
security or that the execution of an interest rate management
agreement will have on the finances and on the overall debt position
of the issuer and of the state; and
(5) recommend other advisable practices related to the
issuance of a state security.