(a) All funds of the system shall be in the custody of the State Treasurer who shall invest such portions of the same not required for current disbursements in accordance with the statutes governing the investment of savings bank funds or, when deemed prudent, in accordance with the statutes governing the investment of trust funds.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 10-183m

  • Board: means the Teachers' Retirement Board. See Connecticut General Statutes 10-183b
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • System: means the Connecticut teachers' retirement system. See Connecticut General Statutes 10-183b

(b) When needed by the system and as authorized by statute, the State Treasurer shall accept and hold general obligation bonds of the state. Such bonds shall have maturities fixed with due regard for the needs of the system and shall bear interest at a rate equal to the average rate of return, to the nearest one-eighth of one per cent, on investments of funds of the system for the two fiscal years preceding the date of issue. Said Treasurer may hold such bonds to maturity or may at any time prior to maturity sell such bonds or a portion thereof, whether in the original form, rate of interest and denominations or in such other form, rate of interest and denominations as said treasurer may approve. The net proceeds from such sales shall be used for the purpose of paying benefits provided for in this chapter.

(c) On order of the board, the State Treasurer shall transfer such amounts in favor of said board as are necessary to pay all benefits provided for in this chapter.

(d) Upon certification by the board, the Comptroller shall draw an order on the Treasurer monthly for such amount as is necessary to pay benefits authorized under this chapter from sums appropriated for that purpose.

(e) Not later than the third Wednesday in July of each year, the State Treasurer shall file with the Insurance Commissioner and with the secretary of the board a sworn statement exhibiting the condition of the funds of the system on the thirtieth day of the preceding June and their financial transactions for the year ending on such date. Such statements shall be in the form prescribed by said board.

(f) The board shall submit to the Governor, as provided in § 4-60, a detailed statement of the membership, retirements, withdrawals, investments, incomes and expenditures of the system. The statement shall be printed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.

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