Sec. 36. The authority, after consulting with the treasurer of state, the Indiana bond bank, the budget agency, and the commission for higher education, shall establish and periodically update a state debt management plan. The plan must include at least the following provisions with respect to debt issued or to be issued by the authority, other bodies corporate and politic of the state, and state educational institutions:

(1) An inventory of existing debt.

(2) Projections of future debt obligations.

(3) Recommended criteria for the appropriate use of debt as a means to finance capital projects.

(4) Recommended strategies to minimize costs associated with debt issuance.

(5) An analysis of the impact of debt issued by all bodies corporate and politic and state educational institutions on the state budget.

(6) Recommended guidelines for the prudent issuance of debt that creates a moral obligation of the state to pay all or part of the debt.

(7) Recommended policies for the investment of:

(A) proceeds of bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by bodies corporate and politic and state educational institutions; and

(B) other money, funds, and accounts owned or held by a body corporate and politic.

(8) Recommended policies for the establishment of a system of record keeping and reporting to meet the arbitrage rebate compliance requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

(9) Recommended policies for the preparation of financial disclosure documents, including official statements accompanying debt issues, comprehensive annual financial reports, and continuing disclosure statements. The recommended policies must include a provision for approval by the budget director of any statements or reports that include a discussion of the state's economic and fiscal condition.

(10) Potential opportunities to more effectively and efficiently authorize and manage debt.

(11) Recommendations to the budget director, the governor, and the general assembly with respect to financing of capital projects.

The recommendations to the general assembly under subdivision (11) must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.