§88E-3 Board of trustees. [Section effective until June 30, 2002. For section effective July 1, 2002, see below.] The authority to establish the plan and make this chapter effective is vested in the board of trustees. The board shall be placed within the department of human resources development for administrative purposes.

The board shall adopt such rules to carry out this chapter in accordance with chapter 91. The board may engage services, as necessary, to establish, administer, or maintain the plan under its direction. An administrator may be engaged only after a solicitation of proposals from interested persons in accordance with specifications deemed appropriate by the board. [L Sp 1981 1st, c 7, pt of §1; am L 1994, c 56, §21]

(b) The board shall adopt such rules to carry out this chapter in accordance with chapter 91; provided that rules necessary for the plan to be in compliance with federal laws or regulations may be adopted without regard to chapter 91. The board may engage services, as necessary, to establish, administer, or maintain the plan under its direction. An administrator may be engaged only after a solicitation of proposals from interested persons in accordance with specifications deemed appropriate by the board. [L Sp 1981 1st, c 7, pt of §1; am L 1994, c 56, §21; am L 2000, c 253, §126]