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NC Gen Stat § 147-69.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-69.5 - Local Government Law Enforcement Special Separation Allowance Fund.

 147-69.5. Local Government Law Enforcement Special Separation Allowance Fund.The Local Government Law Enforcement Special Separation Allowance Fund is established as a fund in the Office of the State Treasurer under the management of the Treasurer. The Fund consists of contributions made by entities authorized to make contributions to the Fund and interest and other investment income earned by the Fund. Contributions to the Fund are irrevocable. Assets of the Fund may be used only to provide law enforcement special separation allowance benefits to individuals who are former employees of a unit of local government that contributes to the Fund and are entitled to law enforcement special separation allowance payable by the unit. The assets of the Fund are not subject to the claims of creditors of an entity that contributes to the Fund. (2007-384, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-69.6A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-69.6A - Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Trust Fund.

 147-69.6A. Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Trust Fund.(a) The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Trust Fund is established as a special fund in the Office of the State Treasurer under the management of the Treasurer. The Fund shall consist of all funds received by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina for the sale or lease of natural resources from the property described as Parcel 1 in S.L. 2013-186 and the interest and other investment income earned by the Fund. Contributions to the Fund are irrevocable. Assets in the Fund may be disbursed only to the Lumbee Tribal Administration for the purposes provided in this section.(b) The State Treasurer shall disburse to the Lumbee Tribal Administration amounts requested by the Lumbee Tribal Administration for one of the following purposes if the stated conditions are met:(1) For the payment of property taxes on the described property, upon receipt of a property tax bill issued by the taxing unit.(2) For the reforestation of the described property under the supervision of a consulting forester registered pursuant to Chapter 89B of the General Statutes, upon receipt of an invoice for (i) the services of the consulting forester or (ii) the purchase and installation of seedlings or saplings.(c) The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Trust Fund is subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes.(d) The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Trust Fund and the income therefrom shall not take the place of or be counted against any other State appropriations or program providing funds or disbursements to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.  (2019-162, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-69.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-69.8 - Annual report on new investment authority.

 147-69.8. Annual report on new investment authority.Whenever the General Assembly broadens the investment authority of the State Treasurer as to the General Fund, the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System, the Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund, the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, the Legislative Retirement System, the North Carolina National Guard Pension Fund, or any idle funds, the State Treasurer shall annually report in detail to the General Assembly the investments made under such new authority, including the returns on those investments, earnings, changes to value, and gains and losses in disposition of such investments. The report shall be made no later than the first six months of each calendar year, covering performance in the prior fiscal year. As to each type of new investment authority, the report shall be made for at least four years. To the extent the information required by this section is also required in the reports under G.S. 147-69.12, the State Treasurer may combine reports or make cross-reference to those reports.  (2009-283, s. 4; 2013-284, s. 1(f); 2016-55, s. 4.2.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-69.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-69.9 - Third-party audit of State Treasurer's investments.

 147-69.9. Third-party audit of State Treasurer's investments.(a) In addition to all other audits and reports required by the law, the State Treasurer shall prepare and issue, at the end of each fiscal year beginning with the 2015-2016 fiscal year, a set of consolidated stand-alone financial statements regarding investments authorized in G.S. 147-69.1 and G.S. 147-69.2. These financial statements shall be audited by a commercial independent third-party audit firm selected and engaged by the State Treasurer. The audit firm's report and the financial statement shall be provided to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the House of Representative Appropriations Committee, the Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee, and the Fiscal Research Division within six months after the closing of the reporting period.(b) The management discussion and analysis section of the report accompanying the financial statements shall include a discussion of the investment programs' risk and returns compared to benchmarks, total management fees and incentives paid, and comparison to peer cost benchmarks.  (2016-55, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-69.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-69.10 - Investment policies and performance reviews of Retirement Systems investment programs.

 147-69.10. Investment policies and performance reviews of Retirement Systems investment programs.(a) On at least a biennial basis, the State Treasurer shall present an investment policy statement to the Investment Advisory Committee for the Committee's consultation. The investment policy statement must include descriptions of investment objectives and strategy, roles and responsibilities, permissible asset classes, asset allocation targets and ranges, risk management and compliance guidelines, and evaluation criteria necessary to measure investment performance.(b) At least once every four years, the State Treasurer shall engage a commercial independent expert firm, pursuant to G.S. 147-69.3(g), to evaluate the governance, operations, and investment practices of the State Treasurer in order to develop recommendations for improvement. The State Treasurer must consult with the Investment Advisory Committee to develop the scope of the evaluation. The report of the independent expert firm shall be provided to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, the Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee, and the Fiscal Research Division within 30 days of receipt.  (2016-55, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-69.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-69.11 - Ethics policies.

 147-69.11. Ethics policies.To ensure that the State Treasurer's investment programs operate under a strong governance framework with rigorous internal controls and a high degree of operational transparency and are managed with the highest ethical and professional standards and in the most efficient and effective manner possible, the State Treasurer, after consultation with the Investment Advisory Committee, is authorized and required to adopt policies and procedures on the following topics:(1) Requiring that the Department of State Treasurer's Investment Management Division adopt a code of ethics.(2) Requiring all employees of the Department who have responsibility for matters related to investments to be provided with training with respect to the discharge of their duties and responsibilities to the funds.(3) Governing gifts to employees of the Department who have responsibility for matters related to investments.(4) Imposing limitations on external investment managers' use of placement agents and other persons that appear before the Department to ensure that these persons play only a proper role in investment opportunities.(5) As a component of the investment due diligence, negotiations, and contracting process, requiring an independent assessment of whether circumstances exist that create a material risk that professional judgement or actions regarding a potential investment arrangement's recommendation, approval, or execution have been or will be unduly influenced by a direct or indirect personal interest.  (2016-55, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-70 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-70 - To make short-term notes in emergencies.

 147-70. To make short-term notes in emergencies.Subject to the approval of the Governor and Council of State, the State Treasurer is authorized to make short-term notes for temporary emergencies, but such notes must only be made to provide for appropriations already made by the General Assembly. (1915, c. 168, s. 3; C.S., s. 7685.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-71 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-71 - May demand and sue for money and property of State.

 147-71. May demand and sue for money and property of State.The Treasurer is authorized to demand, sue for, collect and receive all money and property of the State not held by some person under authority of law. (1866, c. 46; Code, s. 3359; Rev., s. 5375; C.S., s. 7688.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-72 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-72 - Ex officio treasurer of State institutions; duties as such.

 147-72. Ex officio treasurer of State institutions; duties as such.The Treasurer shall be ex officio the treasurer of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, of the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, of the North Carolina School for the Deaf and Dumb at Morganton, of the North Carolina Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind at Raleigh, for the State hospitals (for the insane) at Raleigh, Morganton and Goldsboro and for the State's prison. He may appoint deputies to act for him at Morganton and Goldsboro, and may pay such deputies reasonable compensation. He shall keep all accounts of the institutions, and shall pay out all moneys, upon the warrant of the respective chief officers or superintendents, countersigned by two members of the board of directors, managers, or trustees. He shall report to the respective boards at such times as they may call on him, showing the amount received on account of the institution, amount paid out, and amount on hand. He shall perform his duties as treasurer of these several institutions under such regulation as shall be prescribed in each case by their respective boards of managers, trustees or directors, with the approval of the Governor; and shall be responsible on his official bond for the faithful discharge of his duties as treasurer of each of the several institutions. As treasurer of such institutions he shall, annually, after the examination, verification, and cancellation of his vouchers, deposit the same with the respective institutions, and the superintendents thereof shall be responsible for their safekeeping. (1879, c. 240, s. 2; 1881, c. 128; c. 211, s. 9; 1883, c. 156, s. 12; c. 405; Code, ss. 2235, 2251, 3723; 1895, c. 434; 1899, c. 1, s. 11; Rev., s. 5376; 1919, c. 314, s. 6; C.S., s. 7689; 1947, c. 781; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-73 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-73 - Office of treasurer of each State institution abolished.

 147-73. Office of treasurer of each State institution abolished.The office of treasurer of each of the several State institutions of which the State Treasurer is ex officio treasurer is hereby abolished. (1929, c. 337, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-74 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-74 - Office of State Treasurer declared office of deposit and disbursement.

 147-74. Office of State Treasurer declared office of deposit and disbursement.The office of the State Treasurer is declared to be an office of deposit and disbursement and only such records and accounts as may be necessary to disclose the accountability of the State Treasurer shall be kept. The purpose of this section is to prevent duplication in account and record keeping and such accounts as may be necessary shall be prescribed by the Director of the Budget under the terms of the Executive Budget Act. (1929, c. 337, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-75 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-75 - Deputy to act for Treasurer.

 147-75. Deputy to act for Treasurer.The Treasurer may authorize a deputy to perform any duties pertaining to the office. The Treasurer may authorize a deputy to affix the Treasurer's signature to any check, warrant or any other instrument the Treasurer is required to sign. The Treasurer shall be responsible for the conduct of his or her deputies. (1868-9, c. 270, s. 76; Code, s. 3358; Rev., s. 5377; C.S., s. 7690; 1977, c. 401, s. 2; 2016-55, s. 1.5.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-75.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-75.1 - Criminal record checks for the Department of State Treasurer.

 147-75.1. Criminal record checks for the Department of State Treasurer.(a) The Department of State Treasurer may obtain from the State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories or from any other lawful source the criminal history of any of the following individuals:(1) A current or prospective permanent or temporary employee of the Department of State Treasurer.(2) A contractor with the Department of State Treasurer.(3) An employee or agent of a contractor with the Department of State Treasurer who is performing or will perform work for the Department of State Treasurer.(4) A volunteer of the Department of State Treasurer.(5) Any other individual otherwise engaged by the Department of State Treasurer who will have access to health or financial information or data maintained by the Department of State Treasurer that is confidential or otherwise nonpublic.(b) The Department of State Treasurer may deny employment to or dismiss any individual identified under subdivisions (1), (2), (4), and (5) of subsection (a) of this section who refuses to consent to a criminal history record check or to the use of fingerprints or other identifying information required by the State or National Repositories of Criminal Histories. Any refusal shall constitute just cause for the employment denial or the dismissal from employment.(c) The Department of State Treasurer may extend a conditional offer of employment pending the results of a criminal history record check authorized by this section.  (2020-29, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-76 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-76 - Liability for false entries in his books.

 147-76. Liability for false entries in his books.If the Treasurer of the State shall wittingly or falsely make, or cause to be made, any false entry or charge in any book by him as Treasurer, or shall wittingly or falsely form, or procure to be formed, any statement of the treasury, to be by him laid before the Governor, the General Assembly, or any committee thereof, or to be by him used in any settlement which he is required to make with intent, in any of said instances, to defraud the State or any person, such Treasurer shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (R.C., c. 34, s. 68; Code, s. 1119; Rev., s. 3606; C.S., s. 7691; 1983, c. 913, s. 53; 1993, c. 539, s. 1055; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 147-76.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-76.1 - Require deposit into the State treasury of funds received by the State.

 147-76.1. Require deposit into the State treasury of funds received by the State.(a) Definition. - For purposes of this section, the term "cash gift or donation" means any funds provided, without valuable consideration, to the State, for use by the State, or for the benefit of the State.(b) Requirement. - Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all funds received by the State, including cash gifts and donations, shall be deposited into the State treasury. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as exempting from the requirement set forth in this subsection funds received by a State officer or employee acting on behalf of the State.(c) Terms Binding. - Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of this section, the terms of an instrument evidencing a cash gift or donation are a binding obligation of the State. Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede, or authorize a deviation from the terms of an instrument evidencing a gift or donation setting forth the purpose for which the funds may be used.  (2019-250, s. 5.7(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 147-77 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-77 - Daily deposit of funds to credit of Treasurer.

 147-77. Daily deposit of funds to credit of Treasurer.All funds belonging to the State of North Carolina, in the hands of any head of any department of the State which collects revenue for the State in any form whatsoever, and every institution, agency, officer, employee, or representative of the State or any agency, department, division or commission thereof, except officers and the clerks of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, collecting or receiving any funds or money belonging to the State of North Carolina, shall daily deposit the same in some bank, or trust company, selected or designated by the State Treasurer, in the name of the State Treasurer, at noon, or as near thereto as may be, and shall report the same daily to the Treasurer. The State Treasurer may authorize exemptions from the provisions of this section so long as funds are deposited and reported pursuant to the provisions of this section at least once a week and, in addition, so long as funds are deposited and reported pursuant to the provisions of this section whenever as much as five thousand dollars ($5,000) has been collected and received. Each State agency that has custody of funds less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall provide adequate safekeeping of such funds. The Treasurer may refund the amount of any bad checks which have been returned to the department by the Treasurer when the same have not been collected after 30 days' trial.  (1925, c. 128, s. 1; 1945, c. 159; 1969, c. 44, s. 77; 1985, c. 708; 2015-164, s. 3(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 147-78 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-78 - Treasurer to select depositories.

 147-78. Treasurer to select depositories.The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to select and designate, wherever necessary, in this State some bank or banks, savings and loan association or associations, or trust company as an official depository of the State. (1925, c. 128, s. 2; 1979, c. 637, s. 4; 1983, c. 158, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-78.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-78.1 - Good faith deposits; use of master trust.

 147-78.1. Good faith deposits; use of master trust.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Treasurer is authorized to select a bank or trust company as master trustee to hold cash or securities to be pledged to the State when deposited with the State Treasurer pursuant to statute or at the request of another State agency. Securities may be held by the master trustee in any form that, in fact, perfects the security interest of the State in the securities. The State Treasurer shall contractually establish the manner in which the master trust shall operate. The master trustee may charge reasonable fees for services rendered to each person who deposits the cash or securities with the State. (1985, c. 496, s. 1; 2016-55, s. 1.6.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-79 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-79 - Deposits to be secured; reports of depositories.

 147-79. Deposits to be secured; reports of depositories.(a) The amount of funds deposited by the State Treasurer in an official depository shall be adequately secured by deposit insurance, surety bonds, letters of credit issued by a Federal Home Loan Bank, or investment securities of such nature, in such amounts, and in such manner, as may be prescribed by rule or regulation of the State Treasurer with the approval of the Governor and Council of State. No security is required for the protection of funds remitted to and received by a bank or trust company designated by the State Treasurer under G.S. 142-1 and acting as paying agent for the payment of the principal of or interest on bonds or notes of the State.(b) Each official depository having deposits required to be secured by subsection (a) of this section may be required to report to the State Treasurer on January 1 and July 1 of each year (or such other dates as he may prescribe) a list of all surety bonds or investment securities securing such deposits. If the State Treasurer finds at any time that any funds of the State are not properly secured, he shall so notify the depository. Upon such notification, the depository shall comply with the applicable law or regulations forthwith.(c) Violation of the provisions of this section shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor.  (1933, c. 461, ss. 1, 11/2; 1979, c. 637, s. 3; 1993, c. 539, s. 1056; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2016-108, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-80 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 6 - Treasurer.|§ 147-80 - Deposit in other banks unlawful; liability.

 147-80. Deposit in other banks unlawful; liability.It shall be unlawful for any funds of the State to be deposited by any person, institution, or department or agency in any place or bank or trust company, other than those so selected and designated as official depositories of the State of North Carolina by the State Treasurer, and any person so offending or aiding and abetting in such offense shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and any person so offending or aiding and abetting in such offense shall also immediately become civilly liable to the State of North Carolina in the amount of the money or funds unlawfully deposited, and, at the instance of the State Treasurer, or at the instance of the Governor, the Attorney General shall forthwith institute the civil action in the name of the State of North Carolina against such person or persons, either in the courts of Wake County, according to their respective jurisdiction, or in the county in which said unlawful deposit has been made, according to the selection made by the officer requesting the institution of such action, for the purpose of recovering the amount of the money so unlawfully deposited, with interest thereon at six percent (6%) per annum, and for the cost of said action, and the court in which said action is tried may also tax, as a part of the cost in said action, to the use of the State of North Carolina, a sum sufficient to reimburse the State of North Carolina for all expense incidental to or connected with the preparation and prosecution of such action. (1925, c. 128, s. 3; 1993, c. 539, s. 1057; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)