(A) The commission may delegate functions that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with those matters could properly delegate under the circumstances but final authority to invest cannot be delegated.

(B) The commission shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in:

(1) selecting an agent;

(2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the retirement program; and

(3) 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 Section 9-16-40.

(D) A commission member who complies with subsections (A) and (B) 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 commission, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State.

(F) The commission may limit the authority of an agent to delegate functions under this section.

(G) The commission shall cast shareholder proxy votes that are in keeping with its fiduciary duties that are consistent with the best interest of the trust fund and most likely to maximize shareholder value.

HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 371, Section 2, eff May 26, 1998; 2005 Act No. 153, Pt IV, Section 2, eff July 1, 2005; 2017 Act No. 13 (H.3726), Pt. III, Section 8, eff July 1, 2017.