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Comparison of UPMIFA (2006) with existing Ohio Law
Legislative History of Ohio law: • 1972 UMIFA, enacted in 1975, amended in 1995 and 1996 UPMIFA (2006)
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This [act] may be cited as the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. Ohio Law § 1715.59. Sections cited Sections 1715.51 to 1715.59 of the Revised Code may be cited as the uniform management of institutional funds act. § 1715.51. Definitions As used in sections 1715.51 to 1715.59 of the Revised Code: (A) "Institution" means an incorporated or unincorporated organization that is organized and operated exclusively for educational, religious, charitable, or other eleemosynary purposes or a governmental organization to the extent that it holds funds exclusively for any of those purposes. (B) "Institutional fund" means a fund that is held by an institution for its exclusive use, benefit, or purposes. "Institutional fund" does not include either of the following: (1) A fund held for an institution by a trustee that is not an institution; (2) A fund in which a beneficiary that is not an institution has an interest other than a right that may arise upon a violation of or the failure of the purposes of the fund. (C) "Endowment fund" means an institutional fund, or a part of an institutional fund, that is not wholly expendable by the institution on a current basis under the terms of the applicable gift instrument. (D) "Governing board" means the body responsible for the management of an institution or an institutional fund. (E) (1) "Historic dollar value" means the aggregate fair value in dollars of the following: (a) An endowment fund at the time it became an endowment fund;
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. In this [act]: (1) “Charitable purpose” means the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, the promotion of a governmental purpose, or any other purpose the achievement of which is beneficial to the community. (2) “Endowment fund” means an institutional fund or part thereof that, under the terms of a gift instrument, is not wholly expendable by the institution on a current basis. The term does not include assets that an institution designates as an endowment fund for its own use. (3) “Gift instrument” means a record or records, including an institutional solicitation, under which property is granted to, transferred to, or held by an institution as an institutional fund. (4) “Institution” means: (A) a person, other than an individual, organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes; (B) a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, to the extent that it holds funds exclusively for a charitable purpose; and (C) a trust that had both charitable and noncharitable interests, after all noncharitable interests have terminated. (5) “Institutional fund” means a fund held by an institution exclusively for charitable purposes. The term does not include: (A) program-related assets;
partnerships. (c) In managing and investing an institutional fund. and (2) shall make a reasonable effort to verify facts relevant to the management and (b) Each subsequent donation to an endowment fund at the time it is made. an institution: (1) may incur only costs that are appropriate and reasonable in relation to the assets. writing. may do all of the following: (1) Invest and reinvest an institutional fund in any real or personal property considered advisable by the governing board. or instrumentality. Investments. (8) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. agency. an institution. and the skills available to the institution. and obligations of any government or political subdivision or instrumentality thereof. including the terms of any institutional solicitations from which an institutional fund resulted.(B) a fund held for an institution by a trustee that is not an institution. trust. association. (7) “Program-related asset” means an asset held by an institution primarily to accomplish a charitable purpose of the institution and not primarily for investment. shares in or obligations of associations.54. conveyance. STANDARD OF CONDUCT IN MANAGING AND INVESTING INSTITUTIONAL FUND. stocks. deed. audits (A) In addition to an investment otherwise authorized by law or by the applicable gift instrument and without restriction to investments that a fiduciary may make. bonds. (2) A determination of historic dollar value made in good faith by an institution is conclusive. the purposes of the institution. public corporation. retention of property. debentures. the governing board of an institution. or other governing document. each person responsible for managing and investing an institutional fund shall manage and invest the fund in good faith and with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances. (b) In addition to complying with the duty of loyalty imposed by law other than this [act]. business trust. or (C) a fund in which a beneficiary that is not an institution has an interest. in managing and investing an institutional fund. subject to any specific limitations set forth in the applicable gift instrument or in an applicable law other than law relating to investments by a fiduciary. (F) "Gift instrument" means a will. under which property is transferred to or held by an institution as an institutional fund. whether or not it produces a current return. other than an interest that could arise upon violation or failure of the purposes of the fund. SECTION 3. shall consider the charitable purposes of the institution and the purposes of the institutional fund. memorandum. partnership. (a) Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in a gift instrument. limited liability company. estate. including mortgages. or any other legal or commercial entity. (c) Each accumulation made pursuant to a direction in the applicable gift instrument at the time the accumulation is added to an endowment fund. (6) “Person” means an individual. or individuals. corporation. and other securities of profit or nonprofit corporations. joint venture. grant. (2) Retain property contributed by a donor to an institutional fund for as long as the . government or governmental subdivision. agreement. § 1715.
of investment decisions or strategies. to the charitable purposes of the institution. its present and anticipated financial requirements. if any. In so doing. or other eleemosynary purposes. if any. an institution may invest in any kind of property or type of investment consistent with this section. (B) All institutional funds held by a governmental organization shall be audited by the auditor of state.investment of the fund. (F) other resources of the institution. (2) Management and investment decisions about an individual asset must be made not in isolation but rather in the context of the institutional fund’s portfolio of investments as a whole and as a part of an overall investment strategy having risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the fund and to the institution. mutual funds. (C) the expected tax consequences. (5) Within a reasonable time after receiving property. investment partnerships. charitable. the following factors. because of special circumstances. and distribution requirements governing board considers advisable. . and general economic conditions. the following rules apply: (1) In managing and investing an institutional fund. the expected total return on its investments. and to delegate investment management of institutional funds. to make and retain investments. (4) Invest all or any part of an institutional fund in any other pooled or common fund available for investment. they shall consider the long and short term needs of the institution in carrying out its educational. (e) Except as otherwise provided by a gift instrument. Standard of care In the administration of the powers to appropriate appreciation. (G) the needs of the institution and the fund to make distributions and to preserve capital. the purposes of the fund are better served without diversification. (3) Include all or any part of an institutional fund in any pooled or common fund maintained by the institution. (d) An institution may pool two or more institutional funds for purposes of management and investment. members of a governing board of an institution shall exercise ordinary business care and prudence under the facts and circumstances prevailing at the time of the action or decision. (B) the possible effect of inflation or deflation. including shares or interests in regulated investment companies. must be considered: (A) general economic conditions. price level trends.56. (3) Except as otherwise provided by law other than this [act]. in order to bring the institutional fund into compliance with the purposes. terms. and (H) an asset’s special relationship or special value. if relevant. real estate investment trusts. (E) the expected total return from income and the appreciation of investments. § 1715. (4) An institution shall diversify the investments of an institutional fund unless the institution reasonably determines that. (D) the role that each investment or course of action plays within the overall investment portfolio of the fund. religious. common trust funds. an institution shall make and carry out decisions concerning the retention or disposition of the property or to rebalance a portfolio. or similar organizations in which funds are commingled and investment determinations are made by persons other than the governing board.
52. realized and unrealized.56 of the Revised Code.of the institution as necessary to meet other circumstances of the institution and the requirements of this [act]. the assets in an endowment fund are donorrestricted assets until appropriated for expenditure by the institution. SECTION 4. and duration for which the endowment fund is established. the terms of the applicable gift instrument. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances. This section does not limit the authority of a governing board to expend funds as permitted under other law. (c) Terms in a gift instrument designating a gift as an endowment. In making a determination to appropriate or accumulate. the following factors: (1) the duration and preservation of the endowment fund. (3) general economic conditions. (a) Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in the gift instrument [and to subsection (d)]. Unless stated otherwise in the gift instrument. . (5) the expected total return from income and the appreciation of investments. purposes. in the fair value of the assets of the endowment fund over the historic dollar value of the fund as is prudent under the standard established by section 1715. has a duty to use those skills or that expertise in managing and investing institutional funds. the institution shall act in good faith. if relevant. (6) A person that has special skills or expertise. or the charter of the institution. Expenditure from net appreciation The governing board of an institution may appropriate for expenditure for the uses and purposes for which an endowment fund is established so much of the net appreciation. (b) To limit the authority to appropriate for expenditure or accumulate under subsection (a). or is selected in reliance upon the person’s representation that the person has special skills or expertise. and shall consider. and (7) the investment policy of the institution. an institution may appropriate for expenditure or accumulate so much of an endowment fund as the institution determines is prudent for the uses. or a direction or § 1715. APPROPRIATION FOR EXPENDITURE OR ACCUMULATION OF ENDOWMENT FUND. benefits. (6) other resources of the institution. (2) the purposes of the institution and the endowment fund. (4) the possible effect of inflation or deflation. a gift instrument must specifically state the limitation.
DELEGATION OF MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT FUNCTIONS. Board may delegate authority Except as otherwise provided by the applicable gift instrument or by applicable law relating to governmental institutions or funds. or words of similar import: (1) create an endowment fund of permanent duration unless other language in the gift instrument limits the duration or purpose of the fund. the governing board of an institution may do all of the following: (A) Delegate to committees. or employees of the institution or of an institutional fund. (a) Subject to any specific limitation set forth in a gift instrument or in law other than this [act]. including investment counsel. officers. (B) Contract with independent investment . “interest”. For an endowment fund in existence for fewer than three years. An institution shall act in good faith. the authority to act in place of the board in investment and reinvestment of institutional funds. or agents. “dividends”. or “rents.55. or “to preserve the principal intact”. in: (1) selecting an agent. and (2) do not otherwise limit the authority to appropriate for expenditure or accumulate under subsection (a). calculated on the basis of market values determined at least quarterly and averaged over a period of not less than three years immediately preceding the year in which the appropriation for expenditure was made. or profits”. This subsection does not: (1) apply to an appropriation for expenditure permitted under law other than this [act] or by the gift instrument. [(d) The appropriation for expenditure in any year of an amount greater than seven percent of the fair market value of an endowment fund. issues. the fair market value of the endowment fund must be calculated for the period the endowment fund has been in existence. (2) establishing the scope and terms of the § 1715.authorization in the gift instrument to use only “income”. an institution may delegate to an external agent the management and investment of an institutional fund to the extent that an institution could prudently delegate under the circumstances. or (2) create a presumption of prudence for an appropriation for expenditure of an amount less than or equal to seven percent of the fair market value of the endowment fund. with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances.] [SECTION 5. creates a rebuttable presumption of imprudence.
consistent with the purposes of the institution and the institutional fund." or from a direction that contains other words of a similar import. a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management. or profits. or if. (b) In performing a delegated function. (a) If the donor consents in a record. and (3) periodically reviewing the agent’s actions in order to monitor the agent’s performance and compliance with the scope and terms of the delegation. investment counsel or managers. INVESTMENT." or "rents. (C) The rule of construction set forth in division (B) of this section applies to gift . (C) Authorize the payment of compensation for investment advisory or management services. RELEASE OR MODIFICATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON MANAGEMENT. to act in the manner described in division (A) of this section. (b) The court. upon application of an institution." "dividends.delegation. in whole or in part. (B) A restriction upon the expenditure of net appreciation may not be inferred from a designation of a gift as an endowment. or employees as authorized by law of this state other than this [act]. investment." or "to preserve the principal intact. Restrictions on net appreciation expenditures (A) Section 1715.52 of the Revised Code does not apply if the applicable gift instrument indicates the donor's intention that net appreciation shall not be expended.] SECTION 6. banks. if it impairs the management or investment of the fund. officers. (c) An institution that complies with subsection (a) is not liable for the decisions or actions of an agent to which the function was delegated. because of advisors. or purpose of an institutional fund. from a direction or authorization in the applicable gift instrument to use only "income. (d) By accepting delegation of a management or investment function from an institution that is subject to the laws of this state. an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in all proceedings arising from or related to the delegation or the performance of the delegated function. OR PURPOSE. an institution may release or modify. or trust companies.53. A release or modification may not allow a fund to be used for a purpose other than a charitable purpose of the institution." "interest. may modify a restriction contained in a gift instrument regarding the management or investment of an institutional fund if the restriction has become impracticable or wasteful. § 1715. issues. an agent owes a duty to the institution to exercise reasonable care to comply with the scope and terms of the delegation. (e) An institution may delegate management and investment functions to its committees.
and the [Attorney General] must be given an opportunity to be heard. The attorney general is a necessary party to and shall be served with process in all proceedings pertaining to an application of that nature. [60 days] after notification to the [Attorney General]. unavailability. To the extent practicable. in whole or in part. the governing board of an institution may release.57. impossible to achieve. (c) If a particular charitable purpose or a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the use of an institutional fund becomes unlawful. and the [Attorney General] must be given an opportunity to be heard. A release of a restriction under division (A) or (B) of this section may not allow a fund to be used for purposes other than the educational. Compliance with this [act] is determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time a decision is . (C) A release of a restriction by a court order under division (B) of this section may not change an endowment fund to a fund that is not an endowment fund. inappropriate. or impossible. the institution. and (3) the institution uses the property in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument. or purpose of an institutional fund is unlawful. investment. impracticable. impracticable. (2) more than [20] years have elapsed since the fund was established. may modify the purpose of the fund or the restriction on the use of the fund in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument. charitable. If the court finds in proceedings pertaining to an application of that nature that the restriction involved is obsolete. it may order the release of the restriction in whole or in part. § 1715. impossible to achieve. the governing board of an institution may apply in the name of the institution to the appropriate court for release of a restriction imposed by the applicable gift instrument on the use or investment of an institutional fund. REVIEWING COMPLIANCE. on. Release of restriction in gift instrument (A) With the written consent of the donor. any modification must be made in accordance with the donor’s probable intention. The institution shall notify the [Attorney General] of the application. or wasteful. may release or modify the restriction. a modification of a restriction will further the purposes of the fund. and a judgment rendered in proceedings pertaining to an application of that nature without the service of process upon the attorney general is void. impracticable. or other eleemosynary purposes of the institution involved. instruments executed or in effect before. (d) If an institution determines that a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management. a restriction imposed by the applicable gift instrument on the use or investment of an institutional fund.circumstances not anticipated by the donor. the court. if: (1) the institutional fund subject to the restriction has a total value of less than [$25. in whole or part. The institution shall notify the [Attorney General] of the application. or after the effective date of this amendment. disability. (D) This section does not limit the application of the doctrine of cy pres SECTION 7.000]. or wasteful. upon application of an institution. (B) If written consent of a donor as described in division (A) of this section cannot be obtained by reason of the donor's death. religious. or impossibility of identification.
RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT..S. Section 7001 et seq. consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.51 to 1715. SECTION 11. 15 U. SECTION 12. limit. EFFECTIVE DATE.C. APPLICATION TO EXISTING INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS. or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103 of that act. 15 U. This [act] modifies. SECTION 10. SECTION 8. As applied to institutional funds existing on [the effective date of this act] this [act] governs only decisions made or actions taken on or after that date.59 of the Revised Code shall be applied and construed to effectuate the general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of those sections among the states that enact the uniform management of institutional funds act. limits. In applying and construing this uniform act.C.made or action is taken. and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. REPEAL. . § 1715. Section 7003(b). This [act] applies to institutional funds existing on or established after [the effective date of this act]. .C. but does not modify.S.58. The following acts and parts of acts are repealed: (a) [The Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act] [Paste sections unique to the state here] .S. or supersede Section 101 of that act. Section 7001(a). . SECTION 9. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. 15 U. sections 1715. Uniform law among states In so far as is possible on and after the effective date of this amendment. This [act] takes effect . and not by hindsight.
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