§ 356A.11 — Fiduciary Indemnification
Plain-Language Summary
This section allows a public pension plan to indemnify (reimburse) a fiduciary for legal costs and liability, as long as the fiduciary acted in good faith and reasonably believed their actions were in the plan's best interest. Plans cannot indemnify fiduciaries who acted in bad faith or with intentional misconduct.
356A.11 FIDUCIARY INDEMNIFICATION.
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Subdivision 1.Indemnified fiduciaries.
A fiduciary who is a member of the governing board of a pension plan, the State Board of Investment or the Investment Advisory Council, or who is an employee of a covered pension plan or of the State Board of Investment may be indemnified from liability for fiduciary breach. Indemnification is at the discretion of the governing board of the plan or of the State Board of Investment in the case of members of the state board or of the Investment Advisory Council. A decision to indemnify a fiduciary must apply to all eligible fiduciaries of similar rank. §
Subd. 2.Allowable indemnification.
An indemnified fiduciary must be held harmless from reasonable costs or expenses incurred as a result of any actual or threatened litigation or other proceedings.
History:
History: History:
1989 c 319 art 7 s 11