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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0521" sponsor="R. Neil Walter" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1409" date="2/9/2026 10:02:17" printDate="02-09 10:46" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>8</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="07/01/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="1" uid="C53F-9-S204_2026070120260701" fromuid="C53F-9-S204_2025070120250507" sort="53F09 02040020260701" mtype="section" effdate="07/01/2026">53F-9-204</sect><sect action="E" src="code" buid="6" uid="C53F-9-S207_2026070120260701" sort="53F09 02070020260701" mtype="section" effdate="07/01/2026">53F-9-207</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="7" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="07/01/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: R. Neil Walter</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill requires the appropriation of a certain amount of funds in the Public Education <ln numlevel="1" lineno="6" slineno="0-6"/>Economic Stabilization Restricted Account to a new trust fund for public education.</gd><hphead lineno="7">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">establishes the Public Education Economic Stabilization Trust Fund (trust fund) that the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>state treasurer manages;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="1">provides the duties and authority of the state treasurer regarding the trust fund;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">requires the appropriation of a certain amount of funds in the Public Education Economic <ln numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13"/>Stabilization Restricted Account to the trust fund before other statutory one-time <ln numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14"/>appropriations;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15" level="1">corrects the application of a certain minimum appropriation; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="18">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">Other Special Clauses:<ocl type="effdate" sort="2" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20">This bill provides a special effective date.</ocl></oc><sa numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="0-22"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="53F-9-204" src="code" uid="C53F-9-S204_2026070120260701" buid="1" sort="53F09 02040020260701" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="0-23"><bold>53F-9-204</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 413, 433</sn></saamd><saent numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="0-24"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="53F-9-207" src="code" uid="C53F-9-S207_2026070120260701" buid="6" sort="53F09 02070020260701" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="0-25"><bold>53F-9-207</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="26"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="0-27">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="53F-9-204" type="amend" src="code" uid="C53F-9-S204_2026070120260701" sort="53F09 02040020260701" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="53F-9-204" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="28">Section 1. Section <bold>53F-9-204</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="29"><bold>53F-9-204<parens/>. Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-55" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>There is created within the Uniform School Fund a restricted account known as the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-4"/>"Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account."</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-56" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-5" level="1" space="false"><display>(2)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-57" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>Except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(2)(b)">(2)(b)</xref>, the account shall be funded from the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-6"/>following revenue sources:<subsection ssid="1-null-58" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-7" level="3" tab="1"><display>(i)</display>15% of the difference between, as determined by the Office of the Legislative <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-8"/>Fiscal Analyst:<subsection ssid="1-null-59" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-9" level="4"><display>(A)</display>the estimated amount of ongoing Income Tax Fund and Uniform School Fund <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-10"/>revenue available for the Legislature to appropriate for the next fiscal year; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-60" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-11" level="4"><display>(B)</display>the amount of ongoing appropriations from the Income Tax Fund and Uniform <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-12"/>School Fund in the current fiscal year; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-61" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-13" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ii)</display>other appropriations as the Legislature may designate.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-62" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-14" level="2"><display>(b)</display>If the appropriation described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(2)(a)">(2)(a)</xref> would cause the ongoing <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-15"/>appropriations to the account to exceed 11% of Uniform School Fund appropriations <ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-16"/>described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53F-9-201.1">53F-9-201.1</xref> for the same fiscal year, the Legislature shall <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-17"/>appropriate only those funds necessary to ensure that the ongoing appropriations to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-18"/>the account equal 11% of Uniform School Fund appropriations for that fiscal year.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-63" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-19" level="1"><display>(3)</display>Subject to the availability of ongoing appropriations to the account, in accordance with <ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-20"/>Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 5, Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(4)">(4)</xref>, the ongoing appropriation to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-21"/>account shall be used to fund:<subsection ssid="1-null-64" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-22" level="2"><display>(a)</display>except for a year described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(3)(b)">(3)(b)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(c)">(c)</xref><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="52" groupid="44" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">, </amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="51" groupid="43" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">:</amend><subsection ssid="1-83" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="41" groupid="34" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2027, an appropriation of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-24"/>$350,000,000 to the Public Education Economic Stabilization Trust Fund <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-25"/>established in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53F-9-207">53F-9-207</xref>; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-84" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-26" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="46" groupid="38" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">using remaining funds after the use described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(3)(a)(i)">(3)(a)(i)</xref>, for the </amend><ln numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-27"/>one-time appropriations to the public education system, including at least <ln numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-28"/>$65,000,000 to the Catalyst Center Grant Program described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53E-3-507.1"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-29"/>53E-3-507.1</xref>;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-65" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-30" level="2"><display>(b)</display>the Minimum School Program for a year in which Income Tax Fund revenue and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-31"/>Uniform School Fund revenue are insufficient to fund:<subsection ssid="1-null-66" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-32" level="3"><display>(i)</display>ongoing appropriations to the public education system; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-67" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-33" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>enrollment growth and inflation estimates, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53F-9-201.1">53F-9-201.1</xref>; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-68" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-34" level="2"><display>(c)</display>the minimum basic local amount as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53F-2-301">53F-2-301</xref> for a year in which <ln numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-35"/>the minimum basic tax rate, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53F-2-301">53F-2-301</xref>, is insufficient to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-36"/>generate the amount described in Subsection <xref refnumber="53F-2-301(2)(a)" depth="4">53F-2-301(2)(a)</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-69" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-37" level="1" space="false"><display>(4)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-70" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>The account shall earn interest.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-71" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-38" level="2"><display>(b)</display>All interest earned on account money shall be deposited in the account.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-72" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-39" level="1"><display>(5)</display>On or before December 31, 2023, and every three years thereafter, the Office of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-40"/>Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall:<subsection ssid="1-null-73" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-41" level="2"><display>(a)</display>review the percentages described in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(2)(a)(i)">(2)(a)(i)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(2)(b)">(2)(b)</xref>; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-74" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-42" level="2"><display>(b)</display>recommend to the Executive Appropriations Committee any changes based on the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-43"/>review described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-75" dnum="6-o" numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-44" level="1"><display>(6)</display>In preparing budget bills for a given fiscal year, the Executive Appropriations <ln numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-45"/>Committee shall make the one-time appropriations described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(3)(a)">(3)(a)</xref> by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="1-46"/>appropriating<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="53" groupid="45" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"> at least the lesser of 10% of the total amount of the one-time <ln numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="1-47"/>appropriations to</amend><amendoutend style="2"/>:<subsection ssid="1-null-76" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="1-48" level="2"><display>(a)</display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="11" groupid="10" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">at least the lesser of 10% of the total amount of the one-time appropriations or </amend>the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="1-49"/>cost of providing 32 paid professional hours for teachers in accordance with Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53F-7-203"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="1-50"/>53F-7-203</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-77" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="1-51" level="2"><display>(b)</display>the amount to make the distribution required under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53F-2-527">53F-2-527</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-78" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="1-52" level="2"><display>(c)</display>the cost of the Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53F-5-223"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="1-53"/>53F-5-223</xref>; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-79" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="1-54" level="2"><display>(d)</display>the cost of the Rural School Sports Facilities Grant Program described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53F-10-303"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="1-55"/>53F-10-303</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-81" dnum="7-o" numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="1-56" level="1"><display>(7)</display>No later than October 15 of each year, the state board shall report to the Office of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="1-57"/>Legislative Fiscal Analyst an estimated cost for each of the one-time appropriations <ln numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="1-58"/>described in Subsection <xref refnumber="53F-9-204(6)" depth="4">(6)</xref>.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="6" num="53F-9-207" type="enact" src="code" uid="C53F-9-S207_2026070120260701" sort="53F09 02070020260701" numlevel="1" lineno="86" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section numlevel="1" lineno="87" slineno="2-2" number="53F-9-207" type="enact"><secline lineno="86">Section 2. Section <bold>53F-9-207</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><catline lineno="87"><bold>53F-9-207<parens/>. Public Education Economic Stabilization Trust Fund.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="6-4-22" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="88" slineno="2-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1028" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="13" groupid="10" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this section:</amend><subsection ssid="6-4-23" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="89" slineno="2-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1029" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="27" groupid="21" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Income" means the revenues received by the state treasurer from investments of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="90" slineno="2-5"/>trust fund principal.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-24" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="91" slineno="2-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1030" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="25" groupid="20" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Trust fund" means the Public Education Economic Stabilization Trust Fund that this <ln numlevel="1" lineno="92" slineno="2-7"/>section creates.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-25" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="93" slineno="2-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1031" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="19" groupid="15" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">This section creates the Public Education Economic Stabilization Trust Fund.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-26" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="94" slineno="2-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1032" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" groupid="24" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The trust fund consists of:</amend><subsection ssid="6-4-27" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="95" slineno="2-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1033" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="36" groupid="28" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">appropriations from the Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account <ln numlevel="1" lineno="96" slineno="2-11"/>described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53F-9-204(3)">53F-9-204(3)</xref>;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-28" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="97" slineno="2-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1034" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="41" groupid="32" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">other appropriations the Legislature makes to the trust fund;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-29" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="98" slineno="2-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1035" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="46" groupid="36" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">income; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-30" dnum="_-o:d-i" numlevel="1" lineno="99" slineno="2-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1036" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="51" groupid="40" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">revenue received from other sources.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-31" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="100" slineno="2-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1037" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="55" groupid="43" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The Division of Finance shall account for the receipt and expenditures of trust fund <ln numlevel="1" lineno="101" slineno="2-16"/>money.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-32" dnum="_-o:5-i" numlevel="1" lineno="102" slineno="2-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1038" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(5)</amend></display><subsection ssid="6-4-33" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1039" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="69" groupid="54" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The state treasurer shall invest the assets of the trust fund, as a prudent investor <ln numlevel="1" lineno="103" slineno="2-18"/>would, with the primary goal of providing for the stability, income, and growth of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="104" slineno="2-19"/>principal.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-34" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="105" slineno="2-20" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1040" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="88" groupid="69" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">Nothing in this section requires a specific outcome in investing.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-35" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="106" slineno="2-21" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1041" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="92" groupid="72" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The state treasurer may deduct any administrative costs incurred in managing trust <ln numlevel="1" lineno="107" slineno="2-22"/>fund assets from earnings before distributing the trust fund assets.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-36" dnum="_-o:d-i" numlevel="1" lineno="108" slineno="2-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1042" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend></display><subsection ssid="6-4-37" dnum="_-o:i-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1043" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="101" groupid="79" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The state treasurer may employ professional asset managers to assist in the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="109" slineno="2-24"/>investment of assets of the trust fund.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-38" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="110" slineno="2-25" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1044" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="106" groupid="83" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The treasurer may only provide compensation to asset managers from earnings <ln numlevel="1" lineno="111" slineno="2-26"/>generated by the trust fund's investments.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-39" dnum="_-o:e-i" numlevel="1" lineno="112" slineno="2-27" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1045" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(e)</amend></display><subsection ssid="6-4-40" dnum="_-o:i-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1046" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="74" groupid="58" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The trust fund shall earn interest.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-41" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="113" slineno="2-28" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1047" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="79" groupid="62" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The state treasurer shall deposit all interest or other income earned from <ln numlevel="1" lineno="114" slineno="2-29"/>investment of the trust fund back into the trust fund.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="6-4-42" dnum="_-o:6-i" numlevel="1" lineno="115" slineno="2-30" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1048" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(6)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="83" groupid="65" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The Legislature may make appropriations related to public education from the trust fund <ln numlevel="1" lineno="116" slineno="2-31"/>or otherwise provide authorized public education uses of money in the trust fund.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="7" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="117" slineno="3-1" sn="3"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="117">Section 3.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="118"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="7/1/2026">July 1, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-9-26 10:46 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>