39-71-2315. Management of state fund -- powers and duties of the board -- business plan required. - Montana Statutes

     39-71-2315. Management of state fund -- powers and duties of the board -- business plan required. (1) The management and control of the state fund is vested solely in the board.
     (2) The board is vested with full power, authority, and jurisdiction over the state fund. The board may perform all acts necessary or convenient in the exercise of any power, authority, or jurisdiction over the state fund, either in the administration of the state fund or in connection with the insurance business to be carried on under the provisions of this part, as fully and completely as the governing body of a private mutual insurance carrier, in order to fulfill the objectives and intent of this part. Bonds may not be issued by the board, the state fund, or the executive director.
     (3) The board shall adopt a business plan no later than June 30 for the next fiscal year. At a minimum, the plan must include:
     (a) specific goals for the fiscal year for financial performance. The standard for measurement of financial performances must include an evaluation of premium to surplus.
     (b) specific goals for the fiscal year for operating performance. Goals must include but not be limited to specific performance standards for staff in the area of senior management, underwriting, and claims administration. Goals must, in general, maximize efficiency, economy, and equity as allowed by law.
     (4) The business plan must be available upon request to the general public for a fee not to exceed the actual cost of publication. However, performance goals relating to a specific employment position are confidential and not available to the public.
     (5) No sooner than July 1 or later than October 31, the board shall convene a public meeting to review the performance of the state fund, using the business plan for comparison of all the established goals and targets. The board shall publish, by November 30 of each year, a report of the state fund's actual performance as compared to the business plan.
     (6) The state fund board of directors shall establish in-house guidelines for procurement of insurance-related services and shall include guidelines for the solicitation of submissions of information regarding insurance-related services from more than one vendor. The board may include guidelines for the circumstances when business necessity or expedience may preclude the solicitation of submissions from more than one vendor. The board may also include in the guidelines the exemptions to the procurement process in 18-4-132.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 4, Sp. L. May 1990; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 619, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 407, L. 1999.