History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 1144, § 4; Ga. L. 1973, p. 149, § 12; Ga. L. 1979, p. 399, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 66; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 17; Ga. L. 1997, p. 569, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 863, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1474, § 11; Ga. L. 2004, p. 319, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 335, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, §§ 2, 4/SB 296; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 50/HB 142; Ga. L. 2020, p. 566, § 1/HB 901.
The 2020 amendment, effective August 3, 2020, inserted “the shares of any mutual fund the investments of which are limited to securities of the type described in this subsection and distributions from which are treated for federal income tax purposes in the same manner as the interest on said obligations, provided that at the time of investment such obligations, or the obligations held by any such unit investment trust or the obligations held or to be acquired by any such mutual fund, are limited to obligations which are rated within one of the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized rating service or any rating service recognized by the commissioner of banking and finance, and no others, or to securities lending transactions involving securities of the type described in this subsection;” in the middle of the third sentence of subsection (b).
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For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 306 (1997).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 17 - State Debt, Investment, and Depositories
Article 3 - State Depositories
§ 50-17-50.1. Authority to Vote
§ 50-17-52. Contracts for Interest on Deposits; Authority to Remove Deposits
§ 50-17-53. Authority to Determine Amount to Be Deposited; Deposit Security Required
§ 50-17-55. Absolute Discretion of State Depository Board in Performance of Duties
§ 50-17-56. State Treasurer to Make Deposits in Compliance With Board’s Determinations
§ 50-17-57. State Treasurer to Make Reports
§ 50-17-58. Execution of Bonds by Depositories
§ 50-17-59. Deposit of Securities in Lieu of Bond
§ 50-17-60. Governor to Sell Bonds to Reimburse State for Any Default
§ 50-17-61. Procedure for Relief of Bond Sureties
§ 50-17-62. Funds to Be Held by Depositories
§ 50-17-64. Depositories Required to Furnish Monthly Statements
§ 50-17-67. Depositories to Serve Without Definite Term or Salary or Fees; Exception