(a) The social security administration fund is outside the treasury. The comptroller is the custodian of the fund and shall administer the fund separately from other funds as directed by the retirement system. Credits of money in the fund are not state funds or subject to legislative appropriation.
(b) The retirement system shall deposit in the fund all money collected for administrative expenses under § 606.028.

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 606.030

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The comptroller shall issue warrants for disbursements from the fund under sworn vouchers executed by the executive director of the retirement system or a person designated by the director.
(d) The fund may be used to pay:
(1) interest assessed as a penalty by the United States secretary of the treasury because of delinquent payment of contributions under this subchapter; or
(2) any expense necessary for the retirement system to administer this subchapter.
(e) A salary or expenditure paid from the fund shall be consistent with a comparable item in and the general provisions of the General Appropriations Act.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 618, Sec. 26(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.