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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="18-1916" title_number="18" title_name="Student Financial Assistance" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Maryland 529 Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Legislative Auditor shall audit the Trust as provided under Title 2, Subtitle 12 of the State Government Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall cause an audit of the Trust to be made by an outside independent auditor annually.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall pay for the audit required under paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly a report including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The audit of the outside independent auditor;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A financial accounting of the Trust, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The annual review of the comprehensive investment plan which shall include:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>The status of the investment program, including investment income matched to projected enrollment costs under the existing prepaid contracts;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>The assets held in each class of investment, the amount of funds held in any cash pool, the amount of funds held in fixed assets investments, and the amount of funds held in equity investments;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="C">
          <text>The percentage and dollar value of assets placed with outside managers;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="D">
          <text>The income produced by each class of investment; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="E">
          <text>The income produced by each investment manager; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>A detailed account of the operating and administrative budget for the Trust, which shall include a complete list of revenue sources and expenditures detailing the line item expenditures for:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>Salaries, wages, and fringe benefits;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>Technical and special fees;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="C">
          <text>Communication;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="D">
          <text>Travel;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="E">
          <text>Contractual services;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="F">
          <text>Supplies and materials;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="G">
          <text>Equipment;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="H">
          <text>Fixed charges; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="I">
          <text>Other expenses;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The number of prepaid contracts entered into during the previous fiscal year;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Efforts by the State Treasurer in marketing the prepaid contracts under the Trust; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Any recommendations of the State Treasurer concerning the operation of the Trust.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall make available to each account holder a copy of a summary of the report and the option to purchase the full report at a nominal charge.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The audit required by subsection (a)(2) of this section and the report required by subsection (b) of this section may be combined with any other audit or report for the same fiscal year required to be submitted by the State Treasurer to the Governor and the General Assembly.</text>
  </level>
</section>
