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source approved by the governing body of the local government or a designated investment committee advising the investment officer as provided for in the investment policy of the local government. (b) An investing entity created under authority of Section 52(b), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that has contracted with an investment management firm under Section 2256.003(b) and has fewer than five full-time employees or an investing entity that has contracted with another investing entity to invest the entity's funds may satisfy the training requirement provided by Subsection (a)(2) by having an officer of the governing body attend four hours of appropriate instruction in a two-year period. The treasurer or chief financial officer of an investing entity created under authority of Section 52(b), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and that has fewer than five full-time employees is not required to attend training required by this section unless the person is also the investment officer of the entity. (c) Training under this section must include education in investment controls, security risks, strategy risks, market risks, diversification of investment portfolio~ and compliance with this chapter. (d) Not later than December 31 each year, each individual, association, business, organization, governmental entity, or other person that provides training under this section shall report to the comptroller a list of the governmental entities for which the person provided required training under this section during that calendar year. An individual's reporting requirements under this subsection are satisfied by a report of the individual's employer or the sponsoring or organizing entity of a training program or seminar. Sec. 2256.009 Authorized Investments: Obligations of, or Guaranteed by Governmental Entities. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the following are authorized investment under this subchapter: (1) obligations of the United States or its agencies and instrumentalities; (2) direct obligations of this state or its agencies and instrumentalities; (3) collateralized mortgage obligations directly issued by a federal agency or instrumentality of the United States, the underlying security for which is guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the United States. (4) other obligations, the principal and interest of which are unconditionally guaranteed or insured by, or backed by the full faith and credit of, this state or the United States or their respective agencies and instrumentalities; and (5) obligations of states, agencies, counties, cities, and other political subdivisions of any state rated as to investment quality' by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than A or its equivalent and (6) bonds issued, assumed, or guaranteed by the State of Israel. (b) The following are not authorized investments under this section: (1) obligations whose payment represents the coupon payments on the outstanding principal balance of the underlying mortgage-backed security collateral and pays no principal; (2) obligations whose payment represents the principal stream of cash flow from the City of San Marcos Investment Policy Page 24