Section 8-14-15.1-8 - Investment policy requirements(a) The board shall adopt an investment policy that includes all the following: (1) Money in the trust may be invested in investments that:(A) maximize risk appropriate returns, which may include the purchase of equity or debt securities;(B) make significant investments in Indiana funds and companies; and(C) have such other investment parameters and procedures as the board determines are prudent to ensure that investments are consistent with this chapter.(2) Money in the trust shall be invested in investments that, consistent with the other terms and objectives in the investment policy, give preference to Indiana companies or Indiana venture capital firms.(3) Not more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) may be invested in any one (1) particular investment fund or investment firm.(4) Such other investment parameters and procedures as the board determines are prudent to ensure that investments are consistent with this chapter.(b) The investment policy adopted by the board must give adequate time to change current investments in a prudent manner.(c) The board may contract with investment management professionals, investment advisers, and legal counsel to assist in the investment of the fund and may pay the expenses incurred under those contracts from the fund.(d) The board has the powers, duties, restrictions, limitations, and penalties in connection with the board's and the treasurer of state's investment and management of the assets of trust as if the following provisions pertaining to the public pension and retirement funds made reference to the trust and the board:(e) Compliance with the established investment policy is definitive evidence of compliance with the applicable investment standards in subsection (d).Amended by P.L. 201-2023,SEC. 113, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by P.L. 189-2018,SEC. 78, eff. 7/1/2018.Added by P.L. 217-2017,SEC. 69, eff. 7/1/2017.