(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any locally administered and financed alternative pension plan fund established pursuant to this part 6 may be managed and invested by the trustees of such plan pursuant to the standard and other provisions for trustees set forth in the "Colorado Uniform Prudent Investor Act", article 1.1 of title 15, C.R.S. Such investments shall be audited at least biennially.
(2) The trustees of a locally administered and financed alternative plan may allow a participant to exercise control of the investment of the participant's accrued benefit under the plan, subject to the following requirements:
The trustees shall select at least three investment alternatives, each of which is diversified in itself, that allow the participant a broad range of investments and a meaningful choice between risk and return in the investment of the participant's accrued benefit;
The trustees shall allow the participant to change investments at least once each calendar quarter; and
The trustees shall provide the participant with information describing the investmentalternatives and the nature, investment performance, fees, and expenses of the investment alternatives and other information to enable a participant to make informed investment decisions.
Source: L. 96: Entire article added with relocations, p. 921, § 1, effective May 23. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 14, § 5, effective March 13. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 1204, § 76, effective August 4.