Sec. 1802.152. MANAGEMENT OF FUND. (a) The department is the manager of the fund and shall:
(1) administer the fund without appropriation;
(2) maintain books and records as required by the executive director;
(3) appear at hearings or judicial proceedings; and
(4) invest and reinvest the fund's assets as instructed by the executive director.
(b) The department, as manager, is entitled to compensation for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses for the management of the fund. The department shall be compensated from the earnings from the fund.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 26.049, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.363, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.