9-3-438. Delegation of functions.
(a) A trustee or administrator may delegate functions that a prudent trustee or administrator acting in a like capacity and familiar with those matters could properly delegate under the circumstances.
(b) The trustee or administrator shall exercise reasonable care, skill and caution in:
(i) Selecting an agent;
(ii) Establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the retirement program; and
(iii) Periodically reviewing the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.
(c) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the retirement system and to its participants and beneficiaries to comply with the terms of the delegation and, if a fiduciary, to comply with the duties imposed by W.S. 9-3-439.
(d) A trustee or administrator who complies with subsections (a) and (b) of this section is not liable to the retirement system or to its participants or beneficiaries for the decisions or actions of the agent to whom the function was delegated.
(e) By accepting the delegation of a function from the trustee or administrator, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.
(f) A trustee may limit the authority of an administrator to delegate functions under this section.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 9 - Administration of the Government
Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits
Section 9-3-401 - Short Title.
Section 9-3-402 - Definitions.
Section 9-3-403 - Wyoming Retirement System; Establishment; Purpose; Powers as Body Corporate.
Section 9-3-405 - Retirement Board Duties and Powers.
Section 9-3-411 - Retirement Board; Right to Hearing Before Board; Judicial Review.
Section 9-3-415 - When Retirement Permitted; Service Credit.
Section 9-3-418 - Amount of Service Retirement Benefit; Firefighter Members Excluded.
Section 9-3-419 - Retirement Benefit Adjustments.
Section 9-3-420 - Option as to Form of Benefit; Beneficiary Designations.
Section 9-3-427 - Other Retirement Plans Prohibited.
Section 9-3-428 - Construction of Article; Limitation of Liability of State; Termination of System.
Section 9-3-429 - False Statements and Records Prohibited; Right to Modify Article.
Section 9-3-433 - Short Title.
Section 9-3-434 - Definitions.
Section 9-3-436 - Establishment of Trust.
Section 9-3-437 - Powers of Trustee.
Section 9-3-438 - Delegation of Functions.
Section 9-3-439 - General Duties of Trustee and Fiduciary.
Section 9-3-440 - Duties of Trustee in Investing and Managing Assets of Retirement System.
Section 9-3-441 - Special Application of Duties.
Section 9-3-442 - Reviewing Compliance.
Section 9-3-443 - Liability of Trustee or Other Fiduciary.
Section 9-3-444 - Open Meetings and Records.
Section 9-3-445 - Disclosure to Public.
Section 9-3-446 - Disclosure to Participants and Beneficiaries.
Section 9-3-447 - Reports to Agency.
Section 9-3-448 - Summary Plan Description.
Section 9-3-449 - Annual Disclosure of Financial and Actuarial Status.
Section 9-3-450 - Annual Report.
Section 9-3-451 - Enforcement.
Section 9-3-452 - Alienation of Benefits.
Section 9-3-454 - Required Determinations for Recommended Benefit Increases.