Sec. 609.505.  QUALIFIED VENDOR.  (a)  The board of trustees or a third party administrator approved by the board, in accordance with rules adopted under this subchapter, may contract with a vendor qualified to participate in a deferred compensation plan.
(b)  In a contract under Subsection (a), the board of trustees may require the vendor to be audited annually by an independent auditor paid by the vendor.
(c)  A vendor or investment product having an ownership or other financial interest in the contractor selected by the board of trustees to administer a deferred compensation plan is not qualified to participate in that plan.
(d)  The board of trustees shall select vendors or investment products based on the quality of investment performance, proven ability to manage institutional assets, minimum net worth requirements, fee structure, compliance with applicable federal and state laws, and other criteria established by the board.  The board of trustees shall determine the minimum and maximum number of vendors and investment products that may be offered by a plan at any particular time.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.