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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="18-19B-03" title_number="18" title_name="Student Financial Assistance" subtitle_number="19B" subtitle_name="Maryland Broker-Dealer College Investment Plan">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Treasurer may issue requests for proposals to evaluate and determine the means for the administration, management, promotion, or marketing of the Broker–Dealer Plan.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall consider proposals that meet the following criteria:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Ability to develop and administer an investment program of a nature similar to the objectives of the Broker–Dealer Plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Ability to administer financial programs with individual account records and reporting; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Ability to market the Broker–Dealer Plan to Maryland residents and, at the State Treasurer’s discretion, nonresidents of Maryland.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Treasurer may require an initial enrollment fee to be used for administrative costs of the Broker–Dealer Plan.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer may require additional fees associated with the expenses of the Broker–Dealer Plan.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Contributions to the Broker–Dealer Plan on behalf of a qualified designated beneficiary may not exceed the maximum amount determined by the State Treasurer to be in accordance with § 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Contributions to the Broker–Dealer Plan may be made only in cash or cash equivalents.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Broker–Dealer Plan shall include provisions for automatic contributions.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Broker–Dealer Plan:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>May be established as one or more separate plans as determined by the State Treasurer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If established by the State Treasurer, shall be established in the form determined by the State Treasurer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Shall be marketed and promoted under the name or names determined by the State Treasurer; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>May be established as one or more trusts to be declared by the State Treasurer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Broker–Dealer Plan may be divided into multiple investment options.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
