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<section article="gsp" article_name="State Personnel and Pensions" number="21-207" title_number="21" title_name="State Retirement and Pension System" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fiduciary Responsibilities">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to the provisions of this section, the State shall indemnify a fiduciary who is, or is threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding, including an administrative or investigative proceeding, by reason of the fiduciary’s service as a fiduciary.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this subsection, “expenses” include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>reasonable attorney’s fees;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>judgments;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>fines; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>other expenses that were actually and reasonably incurred by the fiduciary in connection with the action or proceeding.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>With respect to a civil, administrative, or investigative action or proceeding, the State shall indemnify a fiduciary for the expenses of the action or proceeding if the fiduciary acted:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>in good faith; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>in a manner the fiduciary reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the several systems.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>With respect to a criminal action or proceeding, the State shall indemnify a fiduciary for the expenses of the action or proceeding if the fiduciary:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>acted in good faith;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>acted in a manner the fiduciary reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the several systems; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>did not have reasonable cause to believe that the fiduciary’s conduct was unlawful.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Any termination of an action or proceeding does not, of itself, create a presumption that the fiduciary did not meet the standards for indemnification described in subsection (b)(2) and (3) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The State may not indemnify:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a fiduciary with respect to an action or proceeding as to which the fiduciary was held liable for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the fiduciary’s duty to the several systems; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an independent contractor furnishing services to the several systems.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State shall provide insurance for a fiduciary eligible for indemnification under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For the purpose of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the State may provide self–insurance under terms and conditions satisfactory to the State Treasurer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A fiduciary may not be required to pay amounts attributable to liability described in this section because the State does not provide adequate insurance coverage or otherwise fails to indemnify in accordance with this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
