72-1243 State investment officer; investment and reinvestment of funds; duties; council; analysis required; plan; contents. - Nebraska Statutes

72-1243. State investment officer; investment and reinvestment of funds; duties; council; analysis required; plan; contents.(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the state investment officer shall direct the investment and reinvestment of money in all state funds not currently needed and all funds described in section 83-133 and order the purchase, sale, or exchange of securities for such funds. He or she shall notify the State Treasurer of any payment, receipt, or delivery that may be required as a result of any investment decision, which notification shall be the authorization and direction for the State Treasurer to make such disbursement, receipt, or delivery from the appropriate fund.(2) The council shall have an analysis made of the investment returns that have been achieved on the assets of each retirement system administered by the Public Employees Retirement Board as provided in section 84-1503. By March 15 of each year, the analysis shall be presented to the board and the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee. The analysis shall be prepared by an independent organization which has demonstrated expertise to perform this type of analysis and for which there exists no conflict of interest in the analysis being provided. The analysis may be waived by the council for any retirement system with assets of less than one million dollars.(3) By March 15 of each year, the council shall prepare a written plan of action and shall present such plan to the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee at a public hearing. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the council's investment portfolios, investment strategies, the duties and limitations of the state investment officer, and an organizational structure of the council's office. SourceLaws 1969, c. 584, § 7, p. 2351; Laws 1971, LB 53, § 7; Laws 1985, LB 335, § 2; Laws 1991, LB 549, § 21; Laws 1996, LB 847, § 24; Laws 2005, LB 503, § 7.