Section 24976 Of Chapter 37. Deferred Compensation Plans From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 37.
24976
. (a) (1) The Teachers' Deferred Compensation Fund is hereby
established to serve as the repository of funds received by the
system pursuant to this chapter, Chapter 36 (commencing with Section
24950) or Chapter 39 (commencing with Section 25100).
(2) Except as described in paragraph (7), premium and fee revenues
received by the system pursuant to Chapter 36 (commencing with
Section 24950), except Section 24950.5, shall be deposited into the
403(b) Services Operating Account within the Teachers' Deferred
Compensation Fund, and shall only be used to carry out the purposes
of that chapter, excluding Section 24950.5.
(3) Premium and fee revenues received by the system pursuant to
Section 24950.5 of Chapter 36 shall be deposited into the Roth IRA
Operating Account within the Teachers' Deferred Compensation Fund,
and shall only be used to carry out the purposes of that section.
(4) Premium and fee revenues received by the system pursuant to
this chapter shall be deposited into the Deferred Compensation
Services Operating Account within the Teachers' Deferred Compensation
Fund, and shall only be used to carry out the purposes of this
chapter.
(5) Compensation deferrals received by the system pursuant to this
chapter shall be deposited into the Deferred Compensation Investment
Account within the Teachers' Deferred Compensation Fund, and shall
only be used to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(6) Fee revenues received by the system pursuant to Chapter 39
(commencing with Section 25100) shall be deposited into the 403(b)
Vendor Registry Operating Account within the Teachers' Deferred
Compensation Fund, and shall only be used to carry out the purposes
of that chapter.
(7) Fee revenues received by the system pursuant to Sections 24953
and 24977, and any assets in the Teachers' Retirement Program
Development Fund pursuant to Section 22307.5 as of January 1, 2008,
shall be deposited into the Deferred Compensation Administrative and
Compliance Services Operating Account within the Teachers' Deferred
Compensation Fund, and shall only be used to carry out the purposes
of Sections 24953 and 24977.
(8) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all
moneys in the Teachers' Deferred Compensation Fund shall be
continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal year to carry out
the purposes of this chapter, Chapter 36 (commencing with Section
24950), and Chapter 39 (commencing with Section 25100).
(b) With respect to deferred compensation plans administered
pursuant to this chapter, and notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the system may retain a bank or trust company, or a credit
union, to serve as custodian of the moneys of the Teachers' Deferred
Compensation Fund and to provide for safekeeping, recordkeeping,
delivery, securities valuation, or investment performance reporting
services, or services in connection with investment of the Teachers'
Deferred Compensation Fund.
(c) With respect to deferred compensation plans administered
pursuant to this chapter, the Teachers' Deferred Compensation Fund
shall consist of the following sources and receipts, and
disbursements shall be accounted for as set forth below:
(1) Premiums determined by the system and paid by participating
employers and employees for the cost of administering the deferred
compensation plan.
(2) Asset management fees as determined by the system assessed
against investment earnings of investment option or of other
investment funds. These fees shall be disclosed to employees
participating in the deferred compensation plan.
(3) Compensation deferrals to be paid in monthly installments by
employers sponsoring deferred compensation plans described in Section
24975 for investment by the system. The moneys shall be deposited in
the investment corpus account within the Teachers' Deferred
Compensation Fund and invested in accordance with the investment
options selected by the participating employee.
(4) Disbursements to participating employees shall be paid from a
disbursement account within the Teachers' Deferred Compensation Fund
in accordance with applicable federal law pertaining to deferred
compensation plans.
(5) Income, of whatever nature, earned on the Teachers' Deferred
Compensation Fund shall be credited to the appropriate account. The
accounts of participating employees of the employer shall be
individually posted to reflect amounts of compensation deferred and
investment gains and losses. A periodic statement shall be given to
each participating employee.
(6) The system shall have exclusive control of the administration
and investment of the Teachers' Deferred Compensation Fund.
(7) All of the system's costs of administering the deferred
compensation plans pursuant to this chapter shall be recovered from
the employees who participate in the plans or assets of the Teachers'
Deferred Compensation Fund in a manner acceptable to the board.