Tennessee § 49-7-808 Educational investment plan

Tennessee Statutes

§ 49-7-808 — Educational investment plan

Tennessee § 49-7-808

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-808 (2026).

Text

(a)An educational investment plan is established whereby an account owner may participate to create an account in such plan and shall allow any contributor to make contributions to such an account intending for such contributions and any earnings thereon to be applied toward the qualified higher education expenses of a beneficiary.

(b)The account owner retains ownership of all amounts on deposit in such account unless otherwise provided herein. Earnings accrued to the account shall be considered to be held in trust in the same manner as contributions. Amounts on deposit therein shall be available for expenses and penalties imposed by the plan. An educational investment trust account created on behalf of a beneficiary under this part shall entitle the beneficiary to an amount equal to the

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(a) An educational investment plan is established whereby an account owner may participate to create an account in such plan and shall allow any contributor to make contributions to such an account intending for such contributions and any earnings thereon to be applied toward the qualified higher education expenses of a beneficiary. (b) The account owner retains ownership of all amounts on deposit in such account unless otherwise provided herein. Earnings accrued to the account shall be considered to be held in trust in the same manner as contributions. Amounts on deposit therein shall be available for expenses and penalties imposed by the plan. An educational investment trust account created on behalf of a beneficiary under this part shall entitle the beneficiary to an amount equal to the funds on deposit in the account during the academic term in which the funds are needed to cover the beneficiary's tuition and other qualified higher education expenses at the eligible educational institution at which the beneficiary is enrolled, not to exceed the redemption value of the account. (c) The board may develop one (1) or more plans for offering educational investment trust accounts. The plans shall include, but shall not be limited to, the investment vehicles for investing the contributions made to such accounts. The board may cause the imposition and collection of reasonable administrative fees and charges in connection with the creation and maintenance of such educational investment trust accounts. (d) The funds from the small and minority-owned business assistance program that are transferred to the board pursuant to § 65-5-113(c) shall be used for the administration and marketing of the program, including, but not limited to, the establishment, marketing, and administration of an incentive plan or plans for the benefit of low-income individuals as authorized in § 49-7-805(4) . The board shall have the authority to promulgate rules relative to the implementation and administration of the incentive plan or plans. The state treasurer shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of such incentive plan or plans as established by the board.

Legislative History

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 780, s 1, eff. 4/19/2018. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 910, s 16, eff. 5/13/2014. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 359, s 2, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1999, ch. 233, § 37.