16857647, 19B-16.003 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Home

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services

Notice: 16857647

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Florida Prepaid College Board

Chapter:

FLORIDA COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM

Overview

RULE:

19B-16.003	Participation Agreement
19B-16.005	Maximum Account Balance Limit (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

The purpose and effect of this rule development is to amend language specifying the former federal standard under which an Account Owner may change the Investment Options with a reference to the relevant Internal Revenue Code governing the change to anticipate further revisions to that Code provision;  update Form numbers for the Participation Agreement and Terms and Conditions applicable to this change; rename the Maximum Account Balance to Maximum Account Contribution Limit to reflect the industry standard; and reduce the Maximum Account Contribution Limit from seven (7) times to five (5) times the most expensive annual qualified higher education expense to correspond to the safe harbor provision in the proposed Treasury Regulations, and to make further revisions to update changes to the Participation Agreement.

SUBJECT:

Administration of the Florida College Savings Program

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1009.971(1), (4), (6). F.S.

LAW:

1009.971, 1009.981(1)(c), and 1009.981(2), F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/9/2015 Vol. 41/237

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

1009.971(1), (4), (6). F.S., 1009.971, 1009.981(1)(c), and 1009.981(2), F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=19B-16.003&PDate=12/9/2015&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

Under Florida law, E-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your E-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.