2007 Minnesota Statutes

11A.07 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
    Subdivision 1. Selection. The state board shall select an executive director.
    Subd. 2. Qualifications. The director of the state board shall be well qualified by training
to administer and invest the money available for investment and possess experience in the
management of institutional investment portfolios. The director shall be in the unclassified state
service and serve at the pleasure of the state board.
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1983 c 305 s 28]
    Subd. 4. Duties and powers. The director, at the direction of the state board, shall:
(1) plan, direct, coordinate, and execute administrative and investment functions in
conformity with the policies and directives of the state board and the requirements of this chapter
and of chapter 356A;
(2) prepare and submit biennial and annual budgets to the board and with the approval of the
board submit the budgets to the Department of Finance;
(3) employ professional and clerical staff as necessary. Employees whose primary
responsibility is to invest or manage money or employees who hold positions designated as
unclassified under section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, are in the unclassified service of the state.
Other employees are in the classified service. Unclassified employees who are not covered by a
collective bargaining agreement are employed under the terms and conditions of the compensation
plan approved under section 43A.18, subdivision 3b;
(4) report to the state board on all operations under the director's control and supervision;
(5) maintain accurate and complete records of securities transactions and official activities;
(6) establish a policy relating to the purchase and sale of securities on the basis of competitive
offerings or bids. The policy is subject to board approval;
(7) cause securities acquired to be kept in the custody of the commissioner of finance or other
depositories consistent with chapter 356A, as the state board deems appropriate;
(8) prepare and file with the director of the Legislative Reference Library, by December 31
of each year, a report summarizing the activities of the state board, the council, and the director
during the preceding fiscal year. The report must be prepared so as to provide the legislature and
the people of the state with a clear, comprehensive summary of the portfolio composition, the
transactions, the total annual rate of return, and the yield to the state treasury and to each of
the funds whose assets are invested by the state board, and the recipients of business placed or
commissions allocated among the various commercial banks, investment bankers, and brokerage
organizations. The report must contain financial statements for funds managed by the board
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(9) require state officials from any department or agency to produce and provide access to any
financial documents the state board deems necessary in the conduct of its investment activities;
(10) receive and expend legislative appropriations; and
(11) undertake any other activities necessary to implement the duties and powers set forth in
this subdivision consistent with chapter 356A.
     Subd. 5. Apportionment of expenses. The annual expenses incurred by the State Board of
Investment will be apportioned among the state general fund, the retirement funds administered
by the Minnesota State Retirement System, Public Employees Retirement Association, and
Teachers Retirement Association, and all other funds as follows:
    (1) on a biennial basis, the State Board of Investment, in accordance with biennial budget
procedures established by the commissioner of finance, may request a direct appropriation that
represents the portion of the State Board of Investment expenses necessary to provide investment
services to the state general fund. This appropriation must be deposited in the State Board of
Investment operating account;
    (2) the executive director shall apportion the actual expenses incurred by the State Board of
Investment, less the charge to the state general fund, among the funds whose assets are invested
by the State Board of Investment, with the exception of the state general fund, based on the
weighted average assets under management during the fiscal year. The amounts necessary to pay
these charges are apportioned from the investment earnings of each fund. Receipts must be
credited to the State Board of Investment operating account;
    (3) the actual expenses apportioned and charged to the funds, with the exception of the
state general fund and the retirement funds administered by the Minnesota State Retirement
System, Public Employees Retirement Association, and Teachers Retirement Association,
must be calculated, billed, and paid on a quarterly basis in accordance with procedures for
interdepartmental payments established by the commissioner of finance; and
    (4) the annual estimated expenses to be incurred by the State Board of Investment that will be
payable by the retirement funds administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System, Public
Employees Retirement Association, and Teachers Retirement Association must be deposited in
the State Board of Investment operating account on the first business day of each fiscal year. A
reconciliation of the actual expenses compared to the estimated costs must occur at the end of
each fiscal year with any surplus or deficit being credited or debited to each of the respective
funds. The State Board of Investment must present a statement of accrued actual expenses to each
fund at the end of each quarter during each fiscal year.
History: 1980 c 607 art 14 s 5; 1982 c 560 s 3; 1983 c 324 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 76; 1986 c
444; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 4; 1990 c 594 art 1 s 40; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2005 c 55 s 2; 2006 c
277 art 4 s 3,4