West Virginia Code § 12-1-12d

Investments by Marshall University, West Virginia University and West
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Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the governing boards of
Marshall University, West Virginia University and West Virginia School of Osteopathic
Medicine each may invest certain funds with its respective nonprofit foundation that has
been established to receive contributions exclusively for that university ande which exists on
January 1, 2005. The investment is subject to the limitations of this section.
(b) A governing board, through its chief financial officer, may enter into agreements,
approved as to form by the State Treasurer, for the investment buy its foundation of certain
funds subject to their administration. Any interest or earnings on the moneys invested is
retained by the investing university. t
(c) Moneys of a university that may be invested with its foundation pursuant to this section
are those subject to the administrative control of the university and that do not include any
funds made available to the university from the stalte General Revenue Fund or the funds
established in section eighteen or eighteen-a, sarticle twenty-two, chapter twenty-nine of this
code. Moneys permitted to be invested under this section may be aggregated in an
investment fund for investment purposes.
(d) Investments by foundations that are authorized under this section shall be made in
accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Uniform Prudent Investor Act, codified
as article six-c, chapter forty-four of this code. As part of its fiduciary responsibilities, each
governing board shall establish investment policies in accordance with the Uniform Prudent
Investor Act for those moneys invested with its foundation. The governing board shall
review, establish and modify, if necessary, the investment objectives as incorporated in its
investment policies so as to provide for the financial security of the moneys invested with its
foundation. The governing boards shall give consideration to the following:
(1) WPreservation of capital;
(2) Diversification;
(3) Risk tolerance;
(4) Rate of return;
(5) Stability;
(6) Turnover;
(7) Liquidity; and
(8) Reasonable cost of fees.
(e) A governing board shall report annually by December 31 to the Governor and to the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance on the performance of investments managed by its
foundation pursuant to this section.
(f) The amendments to this section in the second extraordinary session of the Legislature in
2010 apply retroactively so that the authority granted by this section shall be construed as if
that authority did not expire on July 1, 2010. e

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