§ 147-65.1.  Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Board of Directors. - The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Investment Authority.

(2) Chief Investment Officer or CIO. - The Chief Investment Officer of the Investment Authority.

(3) Department. - The Department of State Treasurer.

(4) Escheats Fund. - The Escheats Fund established under Article 1A of Chapter 116B of the General Statutes.

(5) Investment Authority. - The North Carolina Investment Authority, established under Part 4 of this Article.

(6) Reserved for future codification purposes.

(7) Retirement Systems. - This term includes all of the following retirement systems:

a. The Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, established under Article 1 of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes.

b. The Consolidated Judicial Retirement System, established under Article 4 of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes.

c. The North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund, established under Article 86 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes.

d. The Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, established under Article 3 of Chapter 128 of the General Statutes.

e. The Legislative Retirement System of North Carolina, established under Article 1A of Chapter 120 of the General Statutes.

f. The North Carolina National Guard Pension Fund, established under Article 3 of Chapter 127A of the General Statutes.

g. The Registers of Deeds' Supplemental Pension Fund, established under Article 3 of Chapter 161 of the General Statutes.

h. The Retiree Health Benefit Fund, established under G.S. 135-7(f).

i. The North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Benefit Trust, established under G.S. 135-7(g).

(8) Treasurer. - The State Treasurer.  (2025-6, s. 2.1.)