2007 ORS 293.733¹
Venture capital investments
  • • council’s duty

(1) In making and implementing investment decisions related to venture capital, the Oregon Investment Council and the investment officer have a duty to look first at Oregon opportunities for diversification unless, under the circumstances, it is not prudent to do so.

(2) At any given time, the council shall have at least $100 million in venture capital investments in Oregon unless, under the circumstances, it is not prudent to do so.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Emerging growth business" has the meaning given that term in ORS 348.701 (Definitions for ORS 348.701 to 348.710).

(b) "Venture capital" includes but is not limited to emerging growth businesses. [2003 c.606 §3]

Note: 293.733 (Venture capital investments) was added to and made a part of 293.701 (Definitions for ORS 293.701 to 293.820) to 293.820 (Separate accounts for each local government) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

§§ 293.701 (Definitions for ORS 293.701 to 293.820) to 293.776 (Examination and audit of investment program)

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Effect of Board of Higher Educa­tion order directing divestiture of stock in companies doing business in Southern Africa, (1978) Vol 38, p 2017; State Treasurer authority to enter into reverse repurchase agree­ments, (1979) Vol 39, p 569; real estate holdings through invest­ment for Oregon Public Employes' Retire­ment Fund, (1981) Vol 41, p 503; Statutory and fiduciary duties of treasurer and Or. Invest­ment Council to PERF, (1993) Vol 46, p 506

Chapter 293

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Duty or authority of Secretary of State to con­duct performance audits, (1985) Vol. 44, p 381

1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 293—Administration of Public Funds, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­293.­html (2007) (last ac­cessed Feb. 12, 2009).
 
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2007, Chapter 293, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­293ano.­htm (2007) (last ac­cessed Feb. 12, 2009).
 
3 OregonLaws.org assembles these lists by analyzing references between Sections. Each listed item refers back to the current Section in its own text. The result reveals relationships in the code that may not have otherwise been apparent.