The board shall adopt a policy for providing education to board members. The policy, at a minimum, shall do the following:
(a) Identify appropriate topics for board member education, which may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- (1) Fiduciary responsibilities.
- (2) Ethics.
- (3) Pension fund investments and investment program management.
- (4) Actuarial matters.
- (5) Pension funding.
- (6) Benefits administration.
- (7) Disability evaluation.
- (8) Fair hearings.
- (9) Pension fund governance.
- (10) New board member orientation.
- (b) Establish a means for determining the programs, training, and educational sessions that qualify as board member education.
- (c) Require that all board members receive a minimum of 24 hours of board member education within the first two years of assuming office and for every subsequent two-year period the board member continues to hold membership on the board.
- (d) Require the board to maintain a record of board member compliance with the policy. The policy and an annual report on board member compliance shall be placed on the system’s Internet Web site.