19B-5.002: Contract Benefits
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To amend the advance payment contract benefits to include the types of plans and to update the terminology.
SUMMARY: This rule change amends the Florida Prepaid College Plan payment contract benefits to include the types of plans and to update the terminology.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1009.971(1), (4), (6) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1009.98 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: November 19, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Suite 210, Hermitage Building, 1801 Hermitage Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Thomas J. Wallace, Executive Director, 1801 Hermitage Boulevard, Suite 210, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, telephone (850)488-8514
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
19B-5.002 Contract Benefits.
(1) A qualified beneficiary may begin to receive benefits during the Summer Semester of the scheduled matriculation year. The benefits of the purchaser’s advance payment fees contracted for the purchaser shall be paid at the time a qualified beneficary of enrollsment of the qualified beneficiary in a state postsecondary institution except in the event of legislative action pursuant to Section 1009.98(5), F.S. The credit hours purchased may be used during any semester of postsecondary undergraduate enrollment. To receive benefits under this program, a qualified beneficiary whose advance payment contract is in good standing will be issued an identification card prior to each postsecondary Fall enrollment period. No identification card will be issued to a beneficiary unless the beneficiary submits a social security number. Benefits under each advance payment contract are available for use by the specified beneficiary for one (1) matriculation each semester; however, a beneficiary may matriculate more than once a semester if required by law or policy of the postsecondary institution.
(2)(a) To be eligible to receive dormitory plan benefits, qualified beneficiaries must file a complete and timely residence application with the applicable postsecondary institution. Beneficiaries must comply with all housing authority rules and regulations. The housing prepayment fee will be waived for the first housing application. Subsequent applications to alternate housing authorities will require payment by the purchaser of the appropriate prepayment fee. The dormitory residence plan is not available for use during the summer term.
(b) The dormitory plan provides payment for a double-occupancy, air-conditioned room in a dormitory specified by the state university. Where a state university does not offer a double-occupancy, air-conditioned dormitory room, the dormitory plan will pay the university, on behalf of the qualified beneficiary, the average cost of an eligible double-occupancy, air-conditioned dormitory room in the State University System. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to qualified beneficiearies who began utilization of the benefits of a dormintory contract prior to January 1, 1999, at a state university that has no double occupancy, air-conditioned dormitory rooms.
(3) Local fee and tuition differential fee plans are contracts will be tied to tuition contracts for matriculation purposes. Payment for the local and tuition differential fees will be remitted with the tuition payment upon the receipt of a tuition invoice for an benficiary whose advance payment contract is account composed of these both fee plans contracts. If the state university does not charge a tuition differential fee, payment for only the local fees will be remitted with the tuition payment, upon receipt of a tuition invoice for a benficiary whose advance payment contract is composed of these fee plans.
Specific Authority 1009.971(1), (4), (6) FS. Law Implemented 1009.98 FS. History–New 3-29-89, Amended 2-6-90, 3-19-92, Formerly 4G-5.002, Amended 5-31-95, 6-20-96, 2-18-99,________.