Sec. 801.113.  FUND.  (a)  The State Pension Review Board fund is created in the state treasury.  Money in the fund may be appropriated only to assist in paying staff salaries, operating and actuarial expenses of the board, and for such activities as defined by Subsection (e) of this section.
(b)  In this section:
(1)  "Active member" means a person who is on the payroll of an employing entity included in the coverage of a public retirement system and who receives credit in the retirement system for service performed in the position for which the person is paid.
(2)  "Annuitant" means a person who receives periodic payments from a public retirement system that are based on service that was credited in the retirement system to a person who was an active member.
(c)  The governing board of any public retirement system may vote to make an annual contribution to the State Pension Review Board not to exceed 50 cents for each active member and annuitant of the retirement system as of September 1 of the year for which the contribution is made.  The contribution is payable in a lump sum.
(d)  Each public retirement system shall certify to the board and to the comptroller of public accounts the amount of the annual contribution to be made under Subsection (c) of this section.  The comptroller by rule may prescribe the form and content of certifications.  The comptroller shall deposit remittances received under this subsection in the State Pension Review Board fund.
(e)  The board is authorized to conduct training sessions, schools, or other educational activities for trustees and administrators of public retirement systems.  The board may also furnish other appropriate services such as actuarial studies or other requirements of systems and may establish appropriate fees for these activities and services.  The fees may be based on whether or not the trustees, administrators, or systems contribute to the State Pension Review Board fund under Subsection (c) of this section.  The net proceeds of these fees shall be deposited in the fund.
(f)  Under the provisions of Sections 403.094 and 403.095, the dedication of the State Pension Review Board fund is reenacted, and the fund is established as a special account within the state treasury dedicated for the purposes defined by Subsections (a) and (e).
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 893, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.