Section 57-721 - MANAGEMENT BY MANAGER OF INVESTMENTS - APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN(1) The investment board shall contract with or employ a manager of investments to manage the permanent endowment funds, the earnings reserve funds, and such other funds as the investment board is authorized to invest. The manager of investments who is employed or contracted with shall, subject to the direction of the investment board, exert control over the funds as though the manager of investments were the owner thereof.(2) The investment board may select and contract with a minimum of one (1) bank or trust company to act as custodian of fund assets and provide safekeeping thereof.[57-721, added 1969, ch. 244, sec. 8, p. 764; am. 1972, ch. 69, sec. 4, p. 140; am. 1997, ch. 162, sec. 1, p. 467; am. 1998, ch. 256, sec. 37, p. 839; am. 2000, ch. 65, sec. 2, p. 146; am. 2007, ch. 263, sec. 3, p. 781.]