Sec. 815.111. MISCELLANEOUS BOARD DUTIES. (a) The board shall provide to its trustees and employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
(b) The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly define the respective responsibilities of the board and the staff of the retirement system.
(c) The board shall prepare information of interest to the retirement system's members describing the functions of the system and the system's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the system. The system shall make the information available to the system's members and appropriate state agencies.
(d) The board by rule shall establish methods by which members are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the retirement system for the purpose of directing complaints to the system.
(e) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.
(f) The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the board's programs. The board shall also comply with federal and state laws for program and facility accessibility.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems
Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas
Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees
Section 815.101. General Administration
Section 815.1025. Use of Alternative Rulemaking and Dispute Resolution
Section 815.103. Administering System Assets
Section 815.104. Designation of Authority to Sign Vouchers
Section 815.105. Adopting Tables
Section 815.106. Information to Legislature
Section 815.107. Records of Board of Trustees