KRS 164A.330: Participation agreements for savings plan trust -- Confidentiality of

information.

The savings plan trust shall have the authority to enter into participation agreements with

participants on behalf of beneficiaries pursuant to the following terms and agreements:

(1) Each participation agreement shall require a participant to agree to invest a specific

amount of money in the trust for a specific period of time for the benefit of a

specific beneficiary. Participation agreements may be amended to provide for

adjusted levels of contributions based upon changed circumstances or changes in

educational plans and may contain penalties for failure to make contributions when

scheduled;

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, participants may

elect to enter into a lump -sum contribution participation agreement in connection

with which a single, lump -sum contribution is made by the participant for the

benefit of a beneficiary;

(3) Execution of a participation agreement by the tru st shall not guarantee in any way

that educational costs will be equal to projections and estimates provided by the

trust or that the beneficiary named in any participation agreement will:

(a) Be admitted to an educational institution;

(b) Be allowed to co ntinue attendance at the educational institution following

admission;

(c) Graduate from the educational institution; or

(d) With regard to an institute of higher education, if admitted, be determined to

be a resident for tuition purposes by the institution , unless the participation

agreement is vested;

(4) Beneficiaries may be changed as permitted by the rules and regulations of the board

upon written request of the participant provided, however, that the substitute

beneficiary shall be eligible;

(5) Participation agreements shall be freely amended throughout their terms in order to

enable participants to increase or decrease the level of participation, change the

designation of beneficiaries, and carry out similar matters;

(6) Each participation agreement shall provide that for vested participation agreements,

the beneficiary shall be considered a resident of the Commonwealth for tuition

purposes if the beneficiary enrolls in an institution of higher education in Kentucky;

(7) Each participation agreement sh all provide that it may be canceled under the terms

and conditions, including payment of the fees and costs, set forth in the rules and

regulations promulgated by the board;

(8) The participation agreement shall ensure that contributions made pursuant to

subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not be made in real or personal property

other than cash and shall not exceed the anticipated education costs of the

beneficiary;

(9) The participation agreement shall provide that the participant and the beneficiary

shall not directly or indirectly or otherwise control the investment of contributions

or earnings on contributions;

(10) Information obtained from a participant or a benefic iary and other personally

identifiable records made by the trust in the administration of this chapter shall not

be published or be open for public inspection pursuant to KRS 61.870 to 61.884,

except as provided below:

(a) Upon written request, a participa nt or beneficiary or his legal representative

shall be entitled to be advised of the aggregate balance of contributions and

earnings for all participation agreements that designate that same beneficiary;

(b) Information may be made available to public employees in the performance of

their duties, but the agency receiving the information shall assure the

confidentiality, as provided for in this section, of all information so released;

(c) Statistical information derived from information and records obtained or made

by the trust may be published, if it in no way reveals the identity of any

participant or beneficiary; and

(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude the program administrator or any

employee of the board from testifying or introducing as evidence information

or records obtained or made by the trust in any proceeding under this chapter,

in an action to which the trust is a party, or upon order of a court.