Sec. 54.756. PURCHASER; BENEFICIARY. (a) A purchaser may be any person who is permitted to be a purchaser under Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The purchaser is not required to be a resident of this state, except as provided by Subsection (c)(2).
(b) In accordance with applicable provisions of Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a purchaser is the owner of the account to which the purchaser's prepaid tuition contract money is assigned.
(c) At the time the purchaser enters into a prepaid tuition contract, the beneficiary of the contract must be:
(1) a resident of this state at the time the purchaser enters into the contract; or
(2) a nonresident who is the child of a parent who is a resident of this state at the time that parent enters into the contract.
(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), the board may require a reasonable period of residence in this state for a beneficiary or the parent of a beneficiary.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of Subchapter B, the tuition and required fees charged by a general academic teaching institution or two-year institution of higher education that are paid for with tuition units shall be determined as if the beneficiary of that contract were a resident student.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 3900), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Higher Education in General
Subchapter H. Prepaid Tuition Unit Undergraduate Education Program: Texas Tomorrow Fund Ii
Section 54.752. Powers and Duties of Board Concerning Program
Section 54.753. Prepaid Tuition Units: Purchase; Assigned Value; Types; Price
Section 54.754. Redemption of Tuition Units
Section 54.755. Prepaid Tuition Contract
Section 54.756. Purchaser; Beneficiary
Section 54.757. Contract Payment
Section 54.758. Deferred Use of Prepaid Credit Hours
Section 54.759. Change of Beneficiary
Section 54.760. Verification Under Oath
Section 54.761. Promise or Guarantee of Admission
Section 54.762. Contract Termination
Section 54.765. Comptroller's Duties; Transfers to Institutions on Redemption of Tuition Units
Section 54.766. Investment of Fund Assets
Section 54.767. Use of Fund Assets
Section 54.7671. Transfers Among 529 Plans
Section 54.768. Exemption From Securities Laws
Section 54.769. Exemption From Creditors' Claims
Section 54.770. Actuarial Soundness of Fund
Section 54.771. Compliance With Limits on Contributions and Withdrawals
Section 54.772. Tax Exempt Status Requirements
Section 54.773. Suspension of New Enrollment; Program Modification or Termination
Section 54.774. Effect of Program Termination on Contract
Section 54.775. Confidentiality
Section 54.776. Statement Regarding Status of Prepaid Tuition Contract