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LA Rev Stat § 17:3083 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3083. ABLE account program; creation; purpose; legislative intent

RS 3083 - ABLE account program; creation; purpose; legislative intent  A. The ABLE account program is hereby created and shall be administered by the authority to encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds for the purpose of supporting persons with disabilities in endeavors to maintain health, independence, and quality of life. The authority shall administer the program in consultation with the advisory council.  B. The purposes of the program include all of the following:  (1) To pay qualified disability expenses so that persons with disabilities may maintain health, independence, and quality of life.  (2) To provide secure funding for disability-related expenses on behalf of designated beneficiaries that will supplement, but not supplant, benefits provided through private insurance, the medical assistance program administered by this state in accordance with Title XIX of the Social Security Act, the supplemental security income program under Title XVI of such Act, the beneficiary's employment, and other sources.  (3) To comply fully with all provisions of the ABLE Act and all regulations issued pursuant thereto.  C.(1) It is the intention of the legislature that the program shall be a qualified ABLE program as defined in Section 529A of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Any provision of this Chapter determined to be in conflict with any requirement of the Internal Revenue Code as applicable to a qualified ABLE program shall be superseded by such code provision to the extent necessary to assure that the program continues to meet requirements for tax-advantaged status in accordance with the code's definition of a qualified ABLE program.  (2) Any requirement of this Chapter determined to be more restrictive than the requirements of the federal Internal Revenue Code as applicable to a qualified ABLE program may be modified by the authority through rules promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to conform with code requirements.  Acts 2016, No. 604, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3085 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3085. Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority; powers relative to the administration of the program

RS 3085 - Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority; powers relative to the administration of the program  In addition to any other powers conferred by this Chapter, the authority may do any of the following:  (1) Purchase insurance from insurers licensed to do business in this state providing for coverage against any loss in connection with the authority's property, assets, or activities or to further ensure the value of ABLE accounts.  (2) Indemnify or purchase policies on behalf of members, officers, and employees of the authority from insurers licensed to do business in this state providing for coverage for any liability incurred in connection with any civil action, demand, or claim against a director, officer, or employee by reason of an act or omission by the director, officer, or employee that was not manifestly outside the scope of his employment or official duties or with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.  (3) Make, execute, and deliver contracts, conveyances, and other instruments necessary to the exercise and discharge of the powers and duties of the authority.  (4) Promote, advertise, and publicize the program.  (5) Solicit, accept, and expend gifts or grants.  Acts 2016, No. 604, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3086 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3086. ABLE account funds; investment

RS 3086 - ABLE account funds; investment  The state treasurer shall invest monies deposited in the ABLE accounts in the same manner as prescribed by R.S. 17:3091 et seq. for the investment of monies deposited in START Program accounts. Funds in ABLE accounts shall be invested in such investment options and subject to the same requirements and limitations for funds deposited in START Program accounts provided in R.S. 17:3091 et seq., except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.  Acts 2016, No. 604, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3087 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3087. ABLE account funds; treatment under certain federal assistance programs

RS 3087 - ABLE account funds; treatment under certain federal assistance programs  In accordance with Section 103 of Title I of Division B of Public Law 113-295, for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive, or the amount of, any assistance or benefit authorized to be provided to or for the benefit of a designated beneficiary by a means-tested federal assistance program, the following amounts shall be disregarded for such purpose with respect to any period during which the beneficiary maintains, makes contributions to, or receives distributions from an ABLE account:  (1) Any amount, including earnings thereon, in the ABLE account of the designated beneficiary.  (2) Any contributions to the ABLE account of the designated beneficiary.  (3) Any distribution from the ABLE account for a qualified disability expense.  Acts 2016, No. 604, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3088 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3088. Amounts deposited in ABLE accounts; Louisiana income tax; tax table income

RS 3088 - Amounts deposited in ABLE accounts; Louisiana income tax; tax table income  For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2016, amounts deposited in an ABLE account on behalf of any designated beneficiary may be excluded from tax table income for purposes of Louisiana income tax if authorized by the provisions of R.S. 47:293(9)(a).  Acts 2016, No. 604, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3089 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3089. ABLE Account Advisory Council; creation; powers

RS 3089 - ABLE Account Advisory Council; creation; powers  A. There is hereby created the ABLE Account Advisory Council, which shall advise and consult with the authority relative to the authority's administration of and adoption of rules pertaining to the program.  B. The membership of the advisory council shall consist of the following persons:  (1) The chairperson of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council or his designee.  (2) The executive director of the governor's office of disability affairs or his designee.  (3) The executive director of The Arc of Louisiana or his designee.  (4) The executive director of People First of Louisiana or his designee.  (5) A person with a disability selected by the executive director of People First of Louisiana.  (6) A parent or family member of a person with a disability selected by the chairperson of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council.  (7) One member who is affiliated with Louisiana Rehabilitation Services or the Disability Program Navigator Initiative, or any successors of these, appointed by the secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission.  (8) An officer of a bank in Louisiana who is a member of the Louisiana Bankers Association and who is nominated by the association.  (9) One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker.  (10) One member of the Senate appointed by the president.  (11) The state treasurer.  C. The advisory council shall meet at least annually at the call of the chairman and at such other times as the chairman or the advisory council determines necessary. The advisory council may establish and delegate to an executive committee such duties and responsibilities as the authority determines appropriate.  D. A majority of the advisory council shall constitute a quorum of the advisory council, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present shall be necessary for any action taken by the advisory council. A majority of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum of the executive committee, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the executive committee members present shall be necessary for any action taken by the executive committee. No vacancy in the membership of the advisory council or the executive committee shall impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the advisory council or the executive committee respectively.  Acts 2016, No. 604, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3090 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3090. Achieving a Better Life Experience in Louisiana Fund

RS 3090 - Achieving a Better Life Experience in Louisiana Fund  A. There shall be established as a special fund in the state treasury the Achieving a Better Life Experience in Louisiana Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "ABLE Fund". The assets of the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority reserved for the payment of the obligations of the authority pursuant to its agreements with ABLE program account owners shall be deposited into the ABLE Fund. Funds received by the authority from persons making deposits in an ABLE program account, all interest and investment income earned by the fund, and all other receipts of the authority from any other source which the authority determines appropriate, shall be deposited in the ABLE Fund. Any claim for redemption or withdrawal pursuant to a Louisiana ABLE account owner's agreement shall be solely against the account owner’s portion of the assets of the ABLE Fund. No account owner or beneficiary of a Louisiana ABLE account shall have any claim against the state general fund or other funds or revenue sources of the state.  B. The monies in the ABLE Fund shall be used solely as provided in this Chapter.  C. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in ABLE program accounts at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in such fund account and be available in the next fiscal year.  D. The monies in the ABLE Fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in accordance with state law and as provided for by program rules, regulations, and guidelines, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the respective fund accounts, following compliance with the requirement of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. However, principal deposited by account owners and interest earned thereon is not public money and therefore is not subject to the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.  Acts 2017, No. 353, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3091 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3091. Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program; creation; purpose; legislative intent

RS 3091 - Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program; creation; purpose; legislative intent A. In order to help make education affordable and accessible to all citizens of Louisiana, to assist in the maintenance of state institutions of postsecondary education by helping to provide a more stable financial base to these institutions, to provide the citizens of Louisiana with financing assistance for education at an institution of postsecondary education and protection against rising tuition costs, to encourage saving to enhance the ability of citizens to obtain access to institutions of postsecondary education, to encourage academic excellence, to promote a well-educated and financially secure population to the ultimate benefit of all citizens of the state, and to encourage a recognition that financing an education is an investment in the future, there is hereby created the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program which may hereafter be referred to as the "START" Program. The program shall consist of the establishment of education savings accounts by individuals, groups, or organizations and provisions for the routine deposit of funds to cover the future educational costs of a designated beneficiary. B. The legislature hereby finds that the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program created by this Chapter is an official state function, offered through an agency of the state which receives state appropriations. C.(1) It is the intention of the legislature that the START Program shall be a qualified tuition program as defined in Section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Any provision of this Chapter determined to be in conflict with any requirement of the code as applicable to a qualified tuition program shall be superseded by such code provision to the extent necessary to assure that the START Program continues to meet the code's definition of a qualified tuition program. (2) Any requirement of this Chapter determined to be more restrictive than the requirements of the federal Internal Revenue Code as applicable to a qualified tuition program may be modified to conform with code requirement by the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 1995, No. 547, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 1416, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 332, §1, eff. June 6, 2001; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. April 18, 2002.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3093.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3093.1. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 604, §3.

RS 3093.1 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 604, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3094 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3094. Cooperation of state agencies

RS 3094 - Cooperation of state agencies The authority shall develop a plan for the establishment of education saving accounts. The Board of Regents, and any other state agency requested to do so, shall cooperate with the authority and provide technical assistance upon request. To facilitate participation in the program, such plan shall allow for the deposit of small sums of money on a regular, incremental basis. Acts 1995, No. 547, §1, eff. June 18, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3097 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3097. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 332, §3, eff. June 6, 2001.

RS 3097 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 332, §3, eff. June 6, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3099.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3099.1. Annual financial report; audits

RS 3099.1 - Annual financial report; audits The authority shall be audited in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513. A copy of the audit report shall be provided to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives. Copies of the audited financial report also shall be made available, upon request, to persons entering into contracts with the authority and to prospective account owners in education savings accounts. Acts 1995, No. 547, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 332, §1, eff. June 6, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3099.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3099.2. Effectiveness

RS 3099.2 - Effectiveness The Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority shall undertake operation of the program created by this Chapter upon receipt of an appropriation or an award or donation from any other source sufficient to fund the authority's initial start-up and operational expenses. Funds appropriated, awarded, or donated to the authority for this purpose shall be carried forward from year to year and may be expended by the authority as appropriated. Appropriations to the authority from the Tuition and Savings Fund which remain at the end of each fiscal year shall not be returned to the general fund but shall be deposited in the Tuition and Savings Fund. Acts 1995, No. 547, §1, eff. June 18, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3100.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3100.1. Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Program; creation; purpose; legislative intent

RS 3100.1 - Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Program; creation; purpose; legislative intent  A. In order to provide the citizens of Louisiana with financing assistance for education, there is hereby created the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Program, referred to in this Chapter as the "START K12 Program" or the "program". The program shall consist of the establishment of education savings accounts by individuals, groups, or organizations and provisions for the routine deposit of funds to cover elementary and secondary education costs of a designated beneficiary.  B. The legislature hereby finds that the program created by this Chapter is an official state function, offered through an agency of the state that receives state appropriations.  C.(1) It is the intention of the legislature that the program shall be a qualified tuition program as defined in Section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Any provision of this Chapter determined to be in conflict with any requirement of the code as applicable to a qualified tuition program shall be superseded by such code provision to the extent necessary to assure that the program continues to meet the code's definition of a qualified tuition program.  (2) Any requirement of this Chapter determined to be more restrictive than the requirements of the federal Internal Revenue Code as applicable to a qualified tuition program may be modified to conform with code requirements by the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  Acts 2018, No. 687, §2, eff. May 30, 2018. NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 687, §6, relative to the authorized distribution of funds deposited prior to Jan. 1, 2018, to an education savings account.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3100.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3100.4. Cooperation of state agencies

RS 3100.4 - Cooperation of state agencies  The authority shall develop a plan for the establishment of education savings accounts. The Board of Regents, and any other state agency requested to do so, shall cooperate with the authority and provide technical assistance upon request. To facilitate participation in the START K12 Program, such plan shall allow for the deposit of small sums of money on a regular, incremental basis.  Acts 2018, No. 687, §2, eff. May 30, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3100.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3100.9. Annual financial report; audits

RS 3100.9 - Annual financial report; audits  The authority shall be audited in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513. The audit shall be conducted in conjunction with the audit conducted pursuant to R.S. 17:3099.1. A copy of the audit report shall be provided to the governor and the legislature pursuant to R.S. 24:772. Copies of the audited financial report also shall be made available, upon request, to persons entering into contracts with the authority and to prospective account owners in education savings accounts.  Acts 2018, No. 687, §2, eff. May 30, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3100.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3100.10. Effectiveness

RS 3100.10 - Effectiveness  The authority shall undertake operation of the program created by this Chapter upon receipt of an appropriation or an award or donation from any other source sufficient to fund the authority's initial start-up and operational expenses. Funds appropriated, awarded, or donated to the authority for this purpose shall be carried forward from year to year and may be expended by the authority as appropriated. Appropriations to the authority from the Tuition and Savings Fund which remain at the end of each fiscal year shall not be returned to the general fund but shall be deposited in the Tuition and Savings Fund.  Acts 2018, No. 687, §2, eff. May 30, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3101. Declaration of purpose

RS 3101 - Declaration of purpose The maintenance and preservation of the normal educational process at the institutions of higher learning of the state of Louisiana and the ability of each individual student to pursue an education are essential to the welfare of the State of Louisiana. The purpose of this Chapter is to accord such processes and pursuits the fullest protection from interference and disruption. It is recognized that attendance by a student and employment of faculty, administrators and all other employees at an institution of higher learning are not compulsory as to individuals concerned. Their presence at the institution of higher learning is a privilege, not a right; it is optional and voluntary. Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:3102 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§3102. Definitions

RS 3102 - Definitions For the purposes of this Chapter the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Institution of higher learning" means any state owned and operated college or university now or hereafter established, and includes all state owned and operated junior colleges and branches of such colleges and universities. (2) "Normal educational process" includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the privilege and ability of students, faculty, administrators and other personnel to study, teach, administer and perform their duties at the institution of higher learning as well as to do all things necessary and incidental to these pursuits. (3) "Student" means any person who is enrolled at any institution of higher learning. (4) "Member of the faculty" means any person employed by the institution of higher learning to instruct students. (5) "Member or employee of the administrative staff" includes all other persons employed by the institution of higher learning. (6) "Governing authority" means the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, as relates to the power and authority of that body to govern the affairs of that university, and means the Louisiana State Board of Education, as relates to the power and authority of that board to govern all other state owned and operated colleges and universities. Added by Acts 1969, No. 59, §1.