(a) (1) The Board shall develop and implement a marketing plan to increase participation in Maryland 529.
(2) (i) The marketing plan shall identify methods to increase general participation in Maryland 529.
(ii) The Board shall coordinate with the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans and local school systems, respectively, to identify methods to increase participation in Maryland 529 among:
1. State employees that participate in other State tax savings programs; and
2. Families of students in local school systems with lower rates of participation in Maryland 529 than the State population.
(b) On or before December 1, 2016, and every 3 years thereafter, the Board shall submit the marketing plan required under subsection (a) of this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the House Appropriations Committee.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division III - Higher Education
Title 18 - Student Financial Assistance
Subtitle 19 - Maryland 529 Program
Section 18-1902 - Policy Statement
Section 18-1902.1 - Maryland 529
Section 18-1903 - Trust Established; Purpose; Funds
Section 18-1904 - Maryland 529 Board
Section 18-1905 - Officers; Powers and Duties of Board
Section 18-1905.1 - Additional Duties -- Marketing Plan to Increase Participation in Maryland 529
Section 18-1906 - Comprehensive Investment Plan
Section 18-1906.1 - Obligations Exceeding Market Value of Trust Assets
Section 18-1907 - Trust Management and Administration; Fiduciary
Section 18-1908 - Bonding of Fiduciary
Section 18-1909 - Contracts; Community College, University, and Two Plus Two Plans
Section 18-1911 - Insurance Article Inapplicable
Section 18-1912 - State and Local Tax Exemption
Section 18-1913 - Seizure of Contract Benefits Prohibited
Section 18-1914 - Admission and Tuition