§ 71-4-804. Trustees of qualified ABLE program -- State treasurer authorized to establish qualified ABLE program -- Program revenues.

TN Code § 71-4-804 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) The commissioner of finance and administration, the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate, the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives, and the state treasurer shall serve as trustees for a qualified ABLE program that may be established pursuant to this part.

(b) The state treasurer is authorized to establish a qualified ABLE program. If the state treasurer establishes a qualified ABLE program, the state treasurer shall develop a plan that shall include provisions for the implementation, administration, operation, marketing, investment options, customer service, and investment management services for the plan, which shall be approved by the remaining trustees. The state treasurer may modify the terms of the plan with the concurrence of the commissioner of finance and administration.

(c) All revenues collected by the program shall remain with the program. To the extent that the program has unused revenues during a given fiscal year, the unused revenues shall not revert to the general fund, but shall be carried forward to the next succeeding fiscal year or years, and shall be used to fund the program. For the purposes of this subsection (c), “revenues” include, but are not limited to, state appropriated funds, monetary gifts, grants, or any other monetary aids received by the program from public or private sources; however, “revenues” do not include the contributions and earnings in an ABLE account.