South Carolina Statutes
§ 9-16-40 — Standards for discharge of duty.
A trustee, commission member, or other fiduciary shall discharge duties with respect to a retirement system:
(1)solely in the interest of the retirement systems, participants, and beneficiaries;
(2)for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries and paying reasonable expenses of administering the system;
(3)with the care, skill, and caution under the circumstances then prevailing which a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with those matters would use in the conduct of an activity of like character and purpose;
(4)impartially, taking into account any differing interests of participants and beneficiaries;
(5)incurring only costs that are appropriate and reasonable; and (6) in accordance with a good faith interpretation of this chapter
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 371, SECTION 2, eff May 26, 1998; 2005 Act No. 153, Pt IV, SECTION 2, eff July 1, 2005.
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