Cash in the hands of the state funding board not immediately required for the payment of the principal of or interest on outstanding obligations of the state and held as provided by § 9-9-108 may be invested, in the board's discretion, in general obligation debt of the state of Tennessee or in any other obligations which are legal for the investment of funds of the state of Tennessee, with such yield and maturity as determined by the board after consultation with the state treasurer.
T.C.A. § 9-9-110