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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 Repealed, 1983 c 305 s 28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) employ professional and clerical staff as is necessary within the complement limits established by the legislature. 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;

(3) report to the state board on all operations under the director's control and supervision;

(4) maintain accurate and complete records of securities transactions and official activities;

(5) 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;

(6) 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;

(7) 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;

(8) 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;

(9) receive and expend legislative appropriations;

(10) 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 executive director shall apportion the actual expenses incurred by the board on an accrual basis among the several funds whose assets are invested by the board based on the weighted average assets under management during each quarter. The charge to each fund must be calculated, billed, and paid on a quarterly basis in accordance with procedures for interdepartmental payments established by the commissioner of finance. The amounts necessary to pay these charges are appropriated from the investment earnings of each fund. Receipts must be credited to the general fund as nondedicated receipts.

HIST: 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

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