Authority to act in the following areas is delegated to the executive director by the board:

1. (1) to act as agent for service of process and as official liaison with agencies of the state, other states, the federal government and the public;
2. (2) to initiate, settle or defend litigation by, on behalf of or against the board in collection matters, contract disputes or other matters involving less than $10,000;
3. (3) to initiate all rulemaking and adopt internal procedures and guidelines;
4. (4) to supervise, direct, conduct and administer the day-to-day activities of the program;
5. (5) to negotiate, enter into and execute purchases, contracts, leases, lease-purchases, licenses and agreements involving payments of less than the amount(s) stated in Government Code, §2254.021(2);
6. (6) to authorize a refund, change of beneficiary, conversion to another plan and assess fees as specified by the board or consistent with rules and policies adopted by the board; and
7. (7) to perform such other duties as specified by the board.

Source Note:The provisions of this §7.33 adopted to be effective January 8, 1996, 20 TexReg 11124; amended to be effective May 6, 2008, 33 TexReg 3649.