Preference shall be given to investment managers deemed to meet the objectives, goals and required criteria contained under this subchapter, plus demonstration of at least one of the following characteristics:
(1) Be an investment management firm headquartered or incorporated within this Commonwealth.
(2) Be a:
(i) veteran-owned investment management firm, with proper DD-214 verification and honorable discharge; or
(ii) service-disabled-veteran-owned investment management firm with a letter from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs.
(3) Be a minority-owned or women-owned investment management firm approved by the Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprise in accordance with the criteria established by Executive Order No. 1987-18 and 4 Pa. Code § 68.204 (relating to eligibility standards).
References in Text. 4 Pa.Code § 68.204, referred to in par. (3), does not exist.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 85 - Administration and Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 8501 - Public School Employees' Retirement Board
Section 8502 - Administrative duties of board
Section 8502.1 - Health insurance (Deleted by amendment)
Section 8502.2 - Health insurance
Section 8503 - Duties of board to advise and report to employers, members and participants
Section 8504 - Duties of board to report to State Employees' Retirement Board
Section 8505 - Duties of board regarding applications and elections of members and participants
Section 8505.1 - Installment payments of accumulated deductions
Section 8506 - Duties of employers
Section 8507 - Rights and duties of school employees, members and participants
Section 8508 - Rights and duties of annuitants
Section 8509 - Health insurance premium assistance program
Section 8510 - Stress test of system
Section 8521 - Management of fund and accounts
Section 8522 - Public School Employees' Retirement Fund
Section 8523 - Members' savings account
Section 8524 - State accumulation account
Section 8525 - Annuity reserve account
Section 8526 - Health insurance account
Section 8527 - Northern Ireland-related investments
Section 8531 - State guarantee regarding the system
Section 8532 - State supervision
Section 8533 - Taxation, attachment and assignment of funds
Section 8533.1 - Approval of domestic relations orders
Section 8533.2 - Irrevocable beneficiary
Section 8533.3 - Irrevocable survivor annuitant
Section 8533.4 - Amendment of approved domestic relations orders
Section 8533.5 - Irrevocable successor payee
Section 8534 - Fraud and adjustment of errors
Section 8535 - Payments to school entities by Commonwealth
Section 8536 - Independent Fiscal Office study
Section 8537 - Internal Revenue Code limitations
Section 8538 - Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission
Section 8544 - Participation criteria