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Ohio Rev Code § 3333.951 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education|Section 3333.951 | Higher Education Textbook Study.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.(B) Each state institution of higher education that is co-located with another state institution of higher education annually shall review best practices and shared services in order to improve academic and other services and reduce costs for students. Each state institution shall report its findings to the efficiency advisory committee established under section 3333.95 of the Revised Code. The committee shall include the information reported under this section in the committee's annual report.(C) Each state institution of higher education annually shall report to the efficiency advisory committee on its efforts to reduce textbook costs to students.(D) Each state institution of higher education shall conduct a study to determine the current cost of textbooks for students enrolled in the institution, and shall submit the study to the chancellor of higher education annually by a date prescribed by the chancellor.
Ohio Rev Code § 3333.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education|Section 3333.99 | Governing Boards of State Colleges and Universities Retain Former Powers and Duties.

Effective: September 20, 1963|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 214 - 105th General Assembly|Except as expressly provided in Chapter 3333. nothing in such Chapter shall be construed to deprive the governing boards of the state colleges and universities of the duties and powers conferred upon them by law in the government of the institutions under their control.
Ohio Rev Code § 3334.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3334 | College Savings Program; Variable College Savings Program|Section 3334.02 | Establishment of College Savings and Variable College Savings Programs.

Effective: March 30, 2018|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 22 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) In order to help make higher education affordable and accessible to all citizens of Ohio, to maintain state institutions of higher education by helping to provide a stable financial base to these institutions, to provide the citizens of Ohio with financing assistance for higher education and protection against rising tuition costs, to encourage saving to enhance the ability of citizens of Ohio to obtain financial access to institutions of higher education, to encourage elementary and secondary students in this state to achieve academic excellence, and to promote a well-educated and financially secure population to the ultimate benefit of all citizens of the state of Ohio, there is hereby created the Ohio college savings program. The program shall consist of the issuance of college savings bonds and the sale of tuition units.(B) The provisions of Chapter 1707. of the Revised Code shall not apply to tuition units or any agreement or transaction related thereto.(C) To provide the citizens of Ohio with a choice of tax-advantaged college savings programs and the opportunity to participate in more than one type of college savings program at a time, the Ohio tuition trust authority shall establish and administer a variable college savings program as a qualified state tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. The program shall allow contributors to make cash contributions to variable college savings program accounts created for the purpose of paying future higher education expenses and providing variable rates of return on contributions.(D) A person may participate simultaneously in both the Ohio college savings program and the variable college savings program.
Ohio Rev Code § 3334.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3334 | College Savings Program; Variable College Savings Program|Section 3334.04 | College Savings Bonds.

Effective: April 13, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 434 - 118th General Assembly|(A) Any bonds authorized for issuance by any issuing authority may, with the approval of the Ohio tuitition trust authority and at the option of the issuing authority, be designated as college savings bonds in accordance with this chapter. Bonds so designated shall be known as college savings bonds. The issuer shall sell as college savings bonds as many bonds from such an issue as is practical.(B) Issuing authorities designating bonds as a college savings bonds issue, with the approval of the authority, may delegate to the treasurer of state the powers and duties related to the issuance and retirement of the bonds as provided by law. The financing costs, including the expenses incurred by the treasurer of the state in performing the powers and duties, are payable as provided in the bond proceedings from the bond proceeds, special funds, or other moneys available.(C) In connection with the authority granted by division (B) of this section, the issuer, with the approval of the authority, may contract for services of financial consultants, accounting experts, marketing, remarketing, underwriter and administrative agents, and other consultants and independent contractors as the issuer determines necessary to carry out such powers and duties.(D) Notwithstanding any limitation to the contrary, college savings bonds may be sold at public or private sale in a manner which assures, to the extent practicable, the broadest retail distribution of the bonds to investors residing in the state.(E) Holders of college savings bonds have all of the rights and remedies accorded to such holders under the provisions of the law pursuant to which such bonds are issued, whether or not issuance of such bonds has been delegated to the treasurer of state pursuant to division (B) of this section. In addition, the bond proceedings or other documents pertaining to the bonds may contain such covenants of the issuer and other matters deemed advisable by the issuer in consultation with the authority, including the terms and conditions for creating and maintaining sinking funds, reserve funds, and any other special funds as may be created in the bond proceedings separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the state or of the issuing authority.(F) In advertising or promoting the sale of college savings bonds, the issuer and the authority jointly may encourage purchasers to apply the value at maturity of college savings bonds toward the cost of tuition at an institution of higher education; however, neither the authority, the treasurer of state, nor the issuing authority or the issuer shall provide any guarantee, nor shall any guarantee be inferred, to the effect that the value at maturity of the bonds held by a person shall be an amount sufficient to pay for the cost of tuition at any institution of higher education attended by that person for such purposes as he determines.
Ohio Rev Code § 3334.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3334 | College Savings Program; Variable College Savings Program|Section 3334.06 | Plan for Sale of Bonds - Approval of Sale - Cooperation With Issuing Authorities.

Effective: April 13, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 434 - 118th General Assembly|(A) The Ohio tuition trust authority shall, after consultation with the issuer, develop a plan for the sale of college savings bonds. The plan shall include:(1) An advertising program to inform the public about the availability of college savings bonds;(2) The estimated cost of financing and administering the plan;(3) A description of the ongoing administrative authority and responsibility for the plan.(B) The authority shall approve the sale of a college savings bond issue under division (A) of section 3334.04 of the Revised Code only after it has determined that the issuance would comply with section 3334.04 of the Revised Code.(C) The authority shall cooperate with all state issuing authorities in identifying potential bond issues which may be appropriate for designation as college savings bonds and shall encourage those issuing authorities to participate in the Ohio college savings program.
Ohio Rev Code § 3334.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3334 | College Savings Program; Variable College Savings Program|Section 3334.07 | Plan for Sale of Tuition Credits - Price of Credit - Incentive Programs.

Effective: October 16, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly|(A) The Ohio tuition trust authority shall develop a plan for the sale of tuition units. Not later than December 31, 2009, the authority shall conduct a study of guaranteed tuition program plans and submit a report that contains recommendations for a new guaranteed tuition plan to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the governor. The authority shall include in the report consideration of a guaranteed tuition program plan in which the risks of the plan are shared equitably among institutions of higher education, the state, the Ohio tuition trust authority, and the investors in the program. (B) Annually, the authority shall determine the weighted average tuition of four-year state universities in the academic year that begins on or after the first day of August of the current calendar year, and shall establish the price of a tuition unit in the ensuing sales period. Such price shall be based on sound actuarial principles, and shall, to the extent actuarially possible, reasonably approximate one per cent of the weighted average tuition for that academic year plus the costs of administering the program that are in excess of general revenue fund appropriations for administrative costs. The sales period to which such price applies shall consist of twelve months, and the authority by rule shall establish the date on which the sales period begins. If circumstances arise during a sales period that the authority determines causes the price of tuition units to be insufficient to ensure the actuarial soundness of the Ohio tuition trust fund, the authority may adjust the price of tuition units purchased during the remainder of the sales period. To promote the purchase of tuition units and in accordance with actuarially sound principles, the authority may adjust the sales price as part of incentive programs, such as discounting for lump sum purchases and multi-year installment plans at a fixed rate of purchase.(C) The authority may establish and administer more than one plan for the sale of tuition units within the Ohio tuition trust fund using similar principles specified in division (B) of this section or modeled after a plan that was included in the study that was conducted under division (A) of this section. If the authority establishes and administers more than one plan for the sale of tuition units, the money received under each plan shall be segregated and identified within the Ohio tuition trust fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 3334.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3334 | College Savings Program; Variable College Savings Program|Section 3334.10 | Termination of Contract - Determination and Payment of Refunds.

Effective: September 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to scholarship programs established under section 3334.17 of the Revised Code.(A) Unless otherwise provided for in the tuition payment contract, the purchaser may rollover amounts to another qualified tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code or terminate the contract for any reason by filing written notice with the Ohio tuition trust authority.(1) If the contract is terminated and the beneficiary is under eighteen years of age, the authority shall use actuarially sound principles to determine the amount of the refund.(2) If the contract is terminated because of the death or permanent disability of the beneficiary, the amount of the refund shall be equal to the greater of the following:(a) One per cent of the weighted average tuition in the academic year the refund is paid, multiplied by the number of tuition units purchased and not used;(b) The total purchase price of all tuition units purchased for the beneficiary and not used.(3) If all or part of the amount accrued under the contract is liquidated for a rollover to another qualified tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, the rollover amount shall be determined in an actuarially sound manner.(B) The contributor of a variable college savings program account may rollover amounts to another qualified tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code or terminate the account for any reason by filing written notice with the Ohio tuition trust authority.The contributor may receive an amount equal to the account balance, less any applicable administrative fees.(C) A scholarship program may request a refund of tuition units in the program's account by filing a written request with the authority. The refund shall be paid to the entity that established the scholarship program or, with that entity's approval, to the authority if this is authorized by federal tax law. The amount of any refund shall be determined by the authority and shall meet the requirements for refunds made on account of scholarships under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.(D) The authority shall maintain a separate account for each variable college savings contract entered into pursuant to division (A) of section 3334.18 of the Revised Code for contributions made on behalf of a beneficiary, showing the name of the beneficiary of that contract and the amount of contributions made pursuant to that contract. Upon request of any beneficiary or contributor, the authority shall provide a statement indicating, in the case of a beneficiary, the amount of contributions made pursuant to that contract on behalf of the beneficiary, or, in the case of a contributor, contributions made, disbursed, or refunded pursuant to that contract.
Ohio Rev Code § 3334.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3334 | College Savings Program; Variable College Savings Program|Section 3334.12 | Evaluation of Actuarial Soundness of Tuition Trust Fund - Termination - Annual Financial Report.

Effective: October 16, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly|Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in sections 3334.07 and 3334.09 of the Revised Code: (A) Annually, the Ohio tuition trust authority shall have the actuarial soundness of the Ohio tuition trust fund evaluated by a nationally recognized actuary and shall determine whether additional assets are necessary to defray the obligations of the authority. If, after the authority sets the price for tuition units, circumstances arise that the executive director determines necessitate an additional evaluation of the actuarial soundness of the fund, the executive director shall have a nationally recognized actuary conduct the necessary evaluation. If the assets of the fund are insufficient to ensure the actuarial soundness of the fund, the authority shall adjust the price of subsequent purchases of tuition units to the extent necessary to help restore the actuarial soundness of the fund. If, at any time, the adjustment is likely, in the opinion of the authority, to diminish the marketability of tuition units to an extent that the continued sale of the units likely would not restore the actuarial soundness of the fund and external economic factors continue to negatively impact the soundness of the program, the authority may suspend sales, either permanently or temporarily, of tuition units. During any suspension, the authority shall continue to service existing college savings program accounts.(B) Upon termination of all programs or liquidation of the Ohio tuition trust fund, the Ohio tuition trust reserve fund, and the Ohio tuition trust operating fund, any remaining assets of the funds after all obligations of the funds have been satisfied pursuant to division (B) of section 3334.11 of the Revised Code shall be transferred to the general revenue fund of the state.(C) The authority shall prepare and cause to have audited an annual financial report on all financial activity of the Ohio tuition trust authority within ninety days of the end of the fiscal year. The authority shall transmit a copy of the audited financial report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leaders of the senate and the house of representatives. Copies of the audited financial report also shall be made available, upon request, to the persons entering into contracts with the authority and to prospective purchasers of tuition units and prospective contributors to variable college savings program accounts.
Ohio Rev Code § 3334.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3334 | College Savings Program; Variable College Savings Program|Section 3334.15 | Credit or Payment Exemptions - Use as Security or Collateral for Loan.

Effective: September 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|(A) The right of a person to a tuition unit or a payment under section 3334.09 of the Revised Code pursuant to a tuition payment contract, a scholarship program, or a variable college savings program account shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or the insolvency laws, or other process of law.(B) The right of a person to a tuition unit or a payment under section 3334.09 of the Revised Code pursuant to a tuition payment contract, a scholarship program, or a variable college savings program account shall not be used as security or collateral for a loan.
Ohio Rev Code § 3334.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3334 | College Savings Program; Variable College Savings Program|Section 3334.16 | Exemption From Federal Tax Liability.

Effective: September 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|The general assembly hereby finds that the prepaid tuition program providing for the sale of tuition credits units by the Ohio tuition trust authority is an official state function, offered through an agency of this state, which agency receives state appropriations. Therefore, the authority is directed by the state of Ohio to assume it is exempt from federal tax liability.
Ohio Rev Code § 3334.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3334 | College Savings Program; Variable College Savings Program|Section 3334.17 | Scholarship Programs to Award Scholarships Consisting of Tuition Credits.

Effective: September 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|(A) The state, any political subdivision of the state, and any organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501 (a) and described in section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including the Ohio tuition trust authority if this is authorized under federal tax law, may establish a scholarship program to award scholarships consisting of contributions made to any college savings program for students. Any scholarship program established under this section shall be registered with the authority. The authority shall be notified of the name and address of each scholarship beneficiary under the program, the amounts awarded, and the institution of higher education in which the beneficiary is enrolled. Scholarship beneficiaries shall be selected by the entity establishing the scholarship program, in accordance with criteria established by the entity.(B) Any person or governmental entity may purchase tuition units on behalf of a scholarship program that is or is to be established in accordance with division (A) of this section at the same price as is established for the purchase of units for named beneficiaries pursuant to this chapter. Tuition units shall have the same value to the beneficiary of a scholarship awarded pursuant to this section as they would have to any other beneficiary pursuant to division (B) of section 3334.09 of the Revised Code.(C) The entity establishing and maintaining a scholarship program shall specify whether a scholarship beneficiary may receive a refund or payment for the amount awarded under the scholarship program directly from the authority, or whether the amount awarded shall be paid by the authority only to the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled.(D) If a scholarship beneficiary does not use the amount awarded within a length of time specified under the scholarship program, the amount may be awarded to another beneficiary.
Ohio Rev Code § 3334.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 33 | Education-Libraries|Chapter 3334 | College Savings Program; Variable College Savings Program|Section 3334.18 | Variable College Savings Program Contracts.

Effective: March 30, 2018|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 22 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) A variable college savings program established by the Ohio tuition trust authority shall include provisions for a contract to be entered into between a contributor and the authority that will authorize the contributor to open an account for a beneficiary and authorize the contributor to substitute a new beneficiary for one originally named in the contract, to the extent permitted by section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.(B) The authority shall provide adequate safeguards to prevent total contributions to a variable college savings program account or purchases of tuition units, either separately or combined, that are made on behalf of a beneficiary from exceeding the amount necessary to provide for the higher education expenses of the beneficiary, consistent with the maximum contributions permitted by section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. However, in no event shall contributions or purchases exceed the allowable limit for a qualified tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.(C)(1) Participation in the variable college savings program does not guarantee that contributions and the investment return on contributions, if any, will be adequate to cover future higher education expenses or that a beneficiary will be admitted to or permitted to continue to attend an institution of higher education.(2) Returns on contributors' investments in the variable college savings program are not guaranteed by the state and the contributors to the variable college savings program assume all investment risk, including the potential loss of principal and liability for penalties such as those levied for noneducational withdrawals.(3) The state shall have no debt or obligation to any contributor, beneficiary, or any other person as a result of the establishment of the program, and the state assumes no risk or liability for funds invested in the variable college savings program.(4) Informational materials about the variable college savings program prepared by the authority or its agents and provided to prospective contributors shall state clearly the information set forth in division (C) of this section.