Ind. Code § 36-8-10-17 – Police benefit fund

(a) The death benefit, the disability benefit, and the dependents' pension may be operated as one (1) fund, known as the police benefit fund, under the terms of a supplementary trust agreement between the department and the trustee for the exclusive benefit of employee beneficiaries and their dependents.
(b) The trustee receives and holds as trustee for the uses and purposes set out in the supplementary trust agreement all money paid to it as trustee by the department or by other persons.
(c) The trustee may, under the terms of the supplementary trust agreement, pay the necessary premiums for insurance, pay benefits, or pay both as provided by this chapter.
(d) The trustee shall hold, invest, and reinvest the police benefit fund in investments that are permitted by statute for the investment of trust funds and other investments that are specifically designated in the supplementary trust agreement.
(e) Within ninety (90) days after the close of the fiscal year, the trustee, with the assistance of the pension engineers, shall prepare and file with the department a detailed annual report showing receipts, disbursements, and case histories, and making recommendations regarding the necessary contributions required to keep the program in operation. Contributions by the department shall be provided in the general appropriations to the department. However, these contributions are not required for plans established or modifications adopted after June 30, 1989, under sections 14 through 16 of this chapter unless the establishment or modification is approved by the county fiscal body.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-14-15.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.313-1989, SEC.8; P.L.146-2015, SEC.38.