37-155-117 - Board to provide annual accounting statements.
§ 37-155-117. Board to provide annual accounting statements.
(1) The board shall furnish, without charge, to each account owner an annual statement of the following:
(a) The amount contributed by the account owner under the savings trust agreement;
(b) The annual earnings and accumulated earnings on the savings trust account; and
(c) Any other terms and conditions that the board deems by rule is necessary or appropriate, including those necessary to conform the savings trust account with the requirements of Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law or regulations.
(2) The board shall furnish an additional statement complying with subsection (1) to an account owner or beneficiary on written request. The board may charge a reasonable fee for each statement furnished under this subsection.
(3) The board shall prepare or cause to be prepared an annual report setting forth in appropriate detail an accounting of the funds and a description of the financial condition of the program at the close of each fiscal year. Such report shall be submitted to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and members of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges and the State Board of Education. In addition, the board shall make the report available to account owners of savings trust agreements. The accounts of the fund shall be subject to annual audits by the State Auditor or his designee.
Sources: Laws, 2000, ch. 473, § 9, eff from and after July 1, 2000.