Sec. 815.207. COMPTROLLER. (a) Except as provided by Section 815.302 or 815.303, the comptroller is the custodian of the securities, bonds, and funds of the retirement system.
(b) The comptroller shall pay money from the funds of the retirement system on warrants drawn by the comptroller supported only on vouchers signed by the executive director and the presiding officer of the board of trustees or their authorized representatives.
(c) The comptroller annually shall furnish to the board of trustees a sworn statement of the amount of the retirement system's assets in the comptroller's custody.
(d) The board of trustees may, in the exercise of its constitutional discretion to manage the assets of the retirement system, select one or more commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to serve as custodian of all or part of the retirement system's assets.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 77, Sec. 2, eff. Oct. 20, 1987. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.207 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 251, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems
Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas
Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees
Section 815.201. Presiding Officer
Section 815.202. Executive Director
Section 815.203. Legal Adviser
Section 815.204. Medical Board
Section 815.205. Other Physicians
Section 815.208. Compensation of Employees; Payment of Expenses
Section 815.210. Interest in Investment Profits Prohibited
Section 815.212. Employment Practices