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TN Code § 49-7-818 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act|§ 49-7-818. Delegation to State Treasurer for Implementation of Policies

  Implementation of the policies established by the board may be delegated by the board to the state treasurer who shall put the policies into effect.   Subject to the delegation of the board, the state treasurer shall have full power to invest and reinvest the assets of the trust funds.
TN Code § 49-7-819 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act|§ 49-7-819. Authorization to Contract for Investment Management Services

  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board may, at its option, contract for investment management services for the assets of either or both of the trust funds and provide for the powers, duties, functions and compensation of any investment managers so engaged. Any contract for investment management services shall be procured in the manner prescribed by the board.   All expenses and fees incidental to outside investment management may, at the board's sole discretion, be charged to and paid from the earnings of the respective fund.
TN Code § 49-7-820 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act|§ 49-7-820. Actuarial Soundness of Funds

  The board shall obtain appropriate actuarial assistance to establish, and maintain, and certify a fund sufficient to defray the obligation of the educational services plan. The actuary shall recommend to the board, and the board shall adopt, actuarial assumptions and appropriate actuarial tables for use in all calculations in connection with such plan.   At least once in each six-year period, the actuary shall make an actuarial investigation into the assumptions and tables used in the educational services plan, and taking into account the results of the investigation, the board shall adopt for the plan the actuarial assumptions and tables that are deemed necessary.   The board of trustees shall keep in convenient form data necessary for actuarial valuation of the fund and for checking the experience of such plan.   On the basis of the tables and assumptions the board of trustees adopts, the actuary shall make a valuation, at least once a year, of the assets and liabilities of the educational services program trust funds.
TN Code § 49-7-821 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act|§ 49-7-821. Cooperation From Other State Agencies

 The board may call upon other departments and agencies of this state for assistance in carrying out the purpose and intent of this part, including, but not limited to, the office of vital records. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the office of vital records shall provide to the board, without charge, vital records information.
TN Code § 49-7-822 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act|§ 49-7-822. Exemption of Assets and Benefits From Taxation, Execution, Garnishment and Assignment

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all assets, income and distributions of qualified tuition plans as defined by the code authorized by federal law, this part, part 9 of this chapter or by the laws of another state are exempt from any state, county or municipal tax and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, the operation of bankruptcy, the insolvency laws or other process whatsoever, nor shall any assignment thereof be enforceable in any court. This exemption shall include, but is not limited to, qualified tuition plans defined in § 529 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 529), accounts properly designated as education savings accounts, education IRAs or future tuition payment plans, however described, and shall include any properly authorized payments made to or by such funds.
TN Code § 49-7-823 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act|§ 49-7-823. Suspension or Termination of Plans

 If the board determines that any of the educational investment plan or plans or the educational services plan is, for any reason, financially unfeasible, or is not beneficial to the citizens of this state or to the state itself, the board may suspend or terminate the plan immediately.
TN Code § 49-7-824 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act|§ 49-7-824. Effect of Termination of Plan on Contract

  A tuition contract terminates when the plan is terminated if the contract does not remain in effect under subsection (b). In that event, the purchaser must make a written request to the board to roll the tuition account over to another qualified tuition program established under § 529 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §  529). If the purchaser does not make the request by the final plan termination date, a refund shall be made to the person designated in the contract to receive the refund. The board shall determine the amount payable pursuant to a rollover request and the amount of any refund upon termination of the plan. Any rollover under this section shall be administered in accordance with the applicable rollover provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.   Unless otherwise provided by the board, an educational services plan tuition contract remains in effect after the plan is terminated if, when the plan is terminated, the beneficiary:  Has been accepted by or is enrolled in an institution of higher education; or   Is projected to graduate from high school no later than the third anniversary of the date the plan is terminated.     Any assets remaining after all obligations of this section and the costs of administering the plan have been satisfied shall be transferred to the state general fund.
TN Code § 49-7-825 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act|§ 49-7-825. Disclosure of Personal Information

  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the board and any officer, employee, agent or contractor of the board shall not disclose personal information about any person obtained by the board in connection with the purchase of tuition units or the making of contributions to any educational investment trust fund account under this part.   The board and any officer or employee of the board may release information described in subsection (a) under the following circumstances:  To an institution of higher education in which a beneficiary may enroll or is enrolled. The institution of higher education shall maintain the same level of confidentiality as that required under this section;   To the extent that the beneficiary, purchaser or their respective legal representative consents to disclosure;   In compliance with a subpoena or a court order;   To the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designees for the purpose of an audit of the board;   To the internal revenue service for the purpose of filing reports of distributions made under the program; or   In any administrative proceeding or court action between the purchaser, beneficiary or their respective legal representative and the board.     Personal information referred to in subsection (a) may be disclosed to any requesting person, without regard to intended use, if the board has provided in a clear and conspicuous manner on tuition contracts that personal information collected by the board may be disclosed to any person making a request for the information, and has provided in a clear and conspicuous manner on the contracts an opportunity for the purchaser to prohibit the disclosure.
TN Code § 49-7-826 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act|§ 49-7-826. Scholarship Programs

  The state or any department, division or agency of the state may establish a scholarship program to award scholarships to students that consist of contributions and earnings accrued in a savings account created through the educational investment plan established pursuant to § 49-7-808. Any scholarship program established under this section shall be registered with the board.   Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, the entity establishing and maintaining a scholarship program under this section shall not be required to select the scholarship beneficiary at the time the scholarship program is established. The entity establishing the scholarship program shall select the scholarship beneficiary and notify the board of the beneficiary by no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the start of the academic term in which the tuition benefits under the program are to be applied. The notification shall be in writing and shall include the name, address and social security number of the scholarship beneficiary, the amount of the redemption value of the account awarded and a statement specifying whether the scholarship beneficiary may receive a refund under this part. The entity establishing the scholarship program shall select the scholarship beneficiaries in accordance with criteria established by the entity.   If a scholarship beneficiary does not use tuition benefits awarded under this section within a length of time specified under the scholarship program, the entity may select and award the benefits to a new beneficiary.   The board may, through the promulgation of rules and regulations, authorize political subdivisions of the state and organizations that are exempt from federal income taxation under § 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and described in 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), to establish scholarship programs pursuant to this section.
TN Code § 49-7-901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 9 - Baccalaureate Education Savings for Tennessee Act|§ 49-7-901. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Baccalaureate Education Savings for Tennessee Act.”
TN Code § 49-7-902 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 9 - Baccalaureate Education Savings for Tennessee Act|§ 49-7-902. Legislative Findings

 The general assembly finds and declares that:   It is an essential function of government to foster and encourage schools and the means of education, as provided in the Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 12;   It is a responsibility of state government to maintain institutions of higher education;   It is an essential function of state government to encourage attendance at institutions of higher education;   Tuition costs at institutions of higher education are difficult for many to afford and it is difficult for individuals and families to plan for the costs of higher education;   It is in the best interest of the people of this state to foster higher education in order to provide well-educated citizens;   Students in elementary and secondary schools tend to achieve to a higher standard of performance when the payment of tuition for their higher education is secured; and   Providing assistance in the higher education of the citizens of this state is necessary and desirable for the public health, safety and welfare.
TN Code § 49-7-903 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 9 - Baccalaureate Education Savings for Tennessee Act|§ 49-7-903. Purposes of Part

 In light of the findings described in § 49-7-902, the general assembly declares the purposes of this part to be to:   Encourage education and the means of education;   Encourage attendance at institutions of higher education;   Provide students and their parents financing assistance for postsecondary education;   Help provide the benefits of higher education to the people of this state; and   Encourage elementary and secondary students in this state to achieve high standards of performance.
TN Code § 49-7-904 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 9 - Baccalaureate Education Savings for Tennessee Act|§ 49-7-904. College Savings Bonds — Authorized — Taxation

  Bonds issued by the state funding board pursuant to title 9, chapter 9, or by the Tennessee state school bond authority pursuant to chapter 3, part 12 of this title, may be designated by the appropriate issuer as college savings bonds and issued in accordance with this part.   College savings bonds and the interest on the bonds shall be free from all taxation by the state or its political subdivisions, except for inheritance, transfer and estate taxes, and except to the extent the interest may be included within the measure of corporate privilege taxes imposed pursuant to state law.
TN Code § 49-7-905 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 9 - Baccalaureate Education Savings for Tennessee Act|§ 49-7-905. College Savings Bonds — Discount — Maturity — Sale

  College savings bonds shall be sold at a discount to be determined by the issuer, shall bear no stated rate of interest and shall be payable in one (1) payment at maturity on a fixed date. The bonds shall mature no less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20) years from the date of issuance, unless the issuer determines otherwise.   College savings bonds may be sold either at a competitive or a negotiated sale, notwithstanding any law to the contrary. In the event college savings bonds shall be sold at a negotiated sale, the bonds shall be sold with yields no higher than the estimated yield that could be obtained at a competitive sale on the date the yields are established. The issuing agency shall document how the negotiated sales prices have been established and the documentation shall become a permanent record of the agency.   For purposes of computing the aggregate principal of bonds issued or outstanding at any one time, college savings bonds shall be considered to be issued and outstanding in a principal amount equal to the price paid to the issuer for the bonds as of the date of their sale.   All other provisions concerning the issuance of bonds prescribed in title 9, chapter 9, or in chapter 3, part 12 of this title, shall apply to college savings bonds issued by the state funding board or the Tennessee state school bond authority.
TN Code § 49-7-906 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 9 - Baccalaureate Education Savings for Tennessee Act|§ 49-7-906. College Savings Bonds — Plan of Implementation

  The state funding board and the Tennessee state school bond authority, when issuing college savings bonds, shall develop a plan of implementation for the sale and issuance of the bonds, including:  Advertising to inform the public about the availability of college savings bonds;   Marketing and financing of the issue and sale; and   The specific increments, maturities and denominations in which to market the bonds in order to make the bonds affordable and funds available at the time when the funds are needed to meet higher education costs.     Upon request by either the state funding board or the Tennessee state school bond authority, the Tennessee student assistance corporation, created in chapter 4, part 2 of this title, shall assist the requesting issuer in the preparation and implementation of the plan.
TN Code § 49-7-907 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 9 - Baccalaureate Education Savings for Tennessee Act|§ 49-7-907. Evaluation of Program

 After each sale and issue of college savings bonds pursuant to this part, the appropriate issuer shall report to the general assembly an evaluation of the sale of the college savings bonds and recommendations, if any, for improvements in the program.
TN Code § 49-7-1001 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 10 - Public Higher Education Funding Requests|§ 49-7-1001. Purpose

 The purpose of this part is to protect and maintain the integrity of current prioritization and strategic planning processes established to best use limited state funds for public higher education toward greatest need and opportunity and to ensure prudent fiscal policy.
TN Code § 49-7-1002 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 10 - Public Higher Education Funding Requests|§ 49-7-1002. Review of State Legislative Funding Requests for Public Higher Education

  All legislative proposals or requests for state funding toward public higher education capital projects, maintenance, new academic programs, public service, research activities, and engagement opportunities or operational support coming before the general assembly shall first be considered and acted upon through established processes and procedures to review such requests; provided, however, that if such consideration or action through established processes and procedures is not possible, then such legislative proposals or requests shall be made with the knowledge of the executive director of the Tennessee higher education commission, the chancellor of the board of regents, or the president of the University of Tennessee, as applicable, and the chief executive officer of the institution for which the proposal or request for state funding is made. The executive director, chancellor, and the president shall be accountable for ensuring that the established processes for considering and evaluating such requests are followed to the greatest extent possible.   At no time shall an employee of a state institution of higher education advance state legislative funding requests without the knowledge of the executive director, chancellor, or president of the respective system or institution for which the request is made, and the chief executive officer of the institution, campus, or unit.   The executive director, chancellor, and president are expected to advance such policies or proposals through existing processes and procedures established in the spirit to maximize the state's ability to strategically plan, execute, and maintain the state's public higher education obligations.   The governing board of each institution shall be authorized to take such action as each board deems reasonable and appropriate to enforce this part and that is consistent with the purpose of this part.
TN Code § 49-7-1003 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 10 - Public Higher Education Funding Requests|§ 49-7-1003. Part Incorporated in Policies and Procedures of Board of Regents

 For the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of § 49-7-1002(a) and (b), it is the intent of the legislature that this part shall be made a formal part of the policies and procedures of the board of regents, the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, and the state university boards.
TN Code § 49-7-1101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 11 - Student Information in Higher Education Act of 2005|§ 49-7-1101. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Student Information in Higher Education Act of 2005.”
TN Code § 49-7-1102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 11 - Student Information in Higher Education Act of 2005|§ 49-7-1102. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Institution of higher education” means any four-year college or university, whether public or private, located in this state;   “Parent” means a parent of a student, and includes a natural parent, a guardian, or an individual acting as a parent in the absence of a parent or a guardian, who is paying or has paid any part of the tuition and fees of a student for the current academic year, as defined by the institution of higher education; and   “Student” means any full-time or part-time student, twenty (20) years of age or younger, enrolled in courses at an institution of higher education, who physically attends class on the property of the institution and whose tuition and fees are being paid, even if only in part, by the student's parent. For purposes of this part, persons enrolled exclusively in distance education courses at an institution of higher education are not students.
TN Code § 49-7-1103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 11 - Student Information in Higher Education Act of 2005|§ 49-7-1103. Consent Forms for Release of Confidential Records

 Institutions of higher education shall inform parents and students of students' option to execute consent forms authorizing the institution of higher education to release certain otherwise confidential education records, as defined by federal law, to a designated parent, upon request.
TN Code § 49-7-1104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 11 - Student Information in Higher Education Act of 2005|§ 49-7-1104. Pilot Program

 Middle Tennessee State University shall implement a pilot program to effectuate this part, for a period not to exceed one (1) academic year, as defined by Middle Tennessee State University. At the conclusion of the pilot program at Middle Tennessee State University, the program shall be evaluated by a committee, which shall be comprised of the sponsors of chapter 313 of the Public Acts of 2005, the chair of the senate education committee and the chair of the education committee of the house of representatives. This committee may solicit input from personnel of the state university and community college system and the University of Tennessee system. The committee shall make public its findings and recommendations regarding the evaluation of the pilot program. At the commencement of the academic year, as defined by the institution of higher education, following publication of the committee's findings and recommendations, institutions of higher education shall implement an equivalent program in compliance with the findings and recommendations of the committee. For the duration of Middle Tennessee State University's pilot program and the evaluation of the program, other institutions of higher education are not required to comply with this part.
TN Code § 49-7-1105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 11 - Student Information in Higher Education Act of 2005|§ 49-7-1105. Notification of Parents' Rights to View Student Records

 Each state institution of higher education shall notify parents of enrolled students of the parents' rights to view student records under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g) on the institution's website.