§ 23-38.77. Powers and duties of Board
The Board shall administer the Plan established by this chapter and shall develop and implement programs for (i) the prepayment of undergraduate tuition, as defined in § 23-38.75, at a fixed, guaranteed level for application at a two-year or four-year public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and (ii) contributions to savings trust accounts established pursuant to this chapter on behalf of a qualified beneficiary in order to apply distributions from the account toward qualified higher education expenses at eligible educational institutions, both as defined in § 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law. In addition, the Board shall have the power and duty to:
1. Invest moneys in the Plan in any instruments, obligations, securities, or property deemed appropriate by the Board;
2. Develop requirements, procedures, and guidelines regarding prepaid tuition contracts and savings trust accounts, including, but not limited to, residency requirements; the number of participants in the Plan; the termination, withdrawal, or transfer of payments under a prepaid tuition contract or savings trust account; time limitations for the use of tuition benefits or savings trust account distributions; and payment schedules;
3. Enter into contractual agreements, including contracts for legal, actuarial, financial, and consulting services;
4. Procure insurance against any loss in connection with the Plan's property, assets, or activities and indemnifying Board members from personal loss or accountability from liability arising from any action or inaction as a Board member;
5. Make arrangements with two-year and four-year public institutions in the Commonwealth to fulfill obligations under prepaid tuition contracts and to apply savings trust account distributions, including, but not limited to, payment from the Plan of the then actual in-state undergraduate tuition cost on behalf of a qualified beneficiary of a prepaid tuition contract to the institution in which the beneficiary is admitted and enrolled and application of such benefits towards graduate-level tuition and towards tuition costs at such eligible educational institutions, as that term is defined in 26 U.S.C. § 529 or any other applicable section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion;
6. Apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives;
7. Promulgate regulations and procedures and to perform any act or function consistent with the purposes of this chapter; and
8. Reimburse, at its option, all or part of the cost of employing legal counsel and such other costs as are demonstrated to have been reasonably necessary for the defense of any Board member, officer, or employee of the Plan upon the acquittal, dismissal of charges, nolle prosequi, or any other final disposition concluding the innocence of such member, officer or employee who is brought before any regulatory body, summoned before any grand jury, investigated by any law-enforcement agency, arrested, indicted, or otherwise prosecuted on any criminal charge arising out of any act committed in the discharge of his official duties which alleges a violation of state or federal securities laws. The Board shall provide for the payment of such legal fees and expenses out of funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Board.
(1994, c. 661; 1997, cc. 785, 861; 1998, cc. 61, 85; 1999, cc. 485, 518; 2000, cc. 382, 400.)
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