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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="18-19A-02" title_number="18" title_name="Student Financial Assistance" subtitle_number="19A" subtitle_name="Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer College Investment Plan">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer College Investment Plan.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purpose of the Plan is to allow contributions to an investment account established for the purposes of meeting the qualified higher education expenses of the qualified designated beneficiary of the account.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall administer, manage, promote, and market the Plan.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall administer the Plan in compliance with Internal Revenue Service standards for qualified state tuition programs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The State Treasurer shall adopt procedures that the State Treasurer considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The State Treasurer shall adopt procedures relating to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Application procedures for participation in the Plan;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Start–up costs incurred by the State for the development of the Plan with these costs to be reimbursed to the State by the Plan;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Early withdrawals, so that there will be no major detriment to the remaining account holders in the Plan;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The State contribution program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Transfer of funds from the Plan to other qualified state tuition programs and from other qualified state tuition programs to the Plan in accordance with federal law; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Transfer of funds from the Plan to a qualified ABLE program established in accordance with § 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>At least annually, the State Treasurer shall issue to each account holder a statement that provides a separate accounting for each qualified designated beneficiary providing the following information with respect to each account:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The beginning balance;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Contributions to the account, including any State contribution;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Withdrawals from the account during the previous year; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Ending investment account value.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
