175.341  Duties of Division of Retirement; rulemaking authority; investments by the State Board of Administration.--

(1)  The division shall be responsible for the daily oversight and monitoring for actuarial soundness of the firefighters' pension plans established under this chapter, for receiving and holding the premium tax moneys collected under this chapter, and for disbursing those moneys to the firefighters' pension plans. The funds necessary to pay expenses for such administration shall be annually appropriated from the interest and investment income earned on moneys deposited in the trust fund.

(2)  The division has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.

(3)  The State Board of Administration shall invest and reinvest the moneys in the trust fund collected under this chapter in accordance with ss. 215.44-215.53. Costs incurred by the board in carrying out the provisions of this subsection shall be deducted from the interest and investment income accruing to the trust fund.