19B-5.006: Limitations on Plan Option Changes
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule is amended to make changes to reflect the updated names for the plans available under the Florida Prepaid College Plan and to make technical revisions to the text of the rule.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Limitations on changes to plan options under the Florida Prepaid College Plan.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1009.971(1), (4), (6) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1009.98(4) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: September 7, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Suite 210, Hermitage Building, 1801 Hermitage Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Thomas J. Wallace, Executive Director, 1801 Hermitage Boulevard, Suite 210, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, telephone (850)488-8514. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Thomas J. Wallace, Executive Director, 1801 Hermitage Boulevard, Suite 210, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, telephone (850)488-8514
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
19B-5.006 Limitations on Plan Option Changes.
(1) No change.
(2)(a) Advance payment contract purchasers may make a lump sum prepayment to fully prepay the installments payments then remaining due for any plan included in an advance payment contract an installment contract with no prepayment penalty.
(b) Advance payment contract purchasers may make one (1) or more partial prepayments for any plan included in the advance payment on an installment contract. For purposes of this Rule, a partial prepayment is a payment made on a plan on which payments are due and an installment contract which is received by the Board prior to the regularly scheduled time for a payment and which is less than the lump sum amount required to fully prepay the installment payments due on a plan included in the advance payment contract at the time such payment is received by the Board. An advance payment contract purchaser shall not receive any refund or reduction of the total amount due for all of the installment payments due for any plan included in an advance payment on an installment contract, including any amount for implied interest pursuant to subsection 19B-4.003(2), F.A.C., as the result of one (1) or more partial prepayments.
(3) No plan option, including a Dormitory Plan, Local Fee Plan or Tuition Differential Fee Plan dormitory, local fee or tuition differential fee plan, may be added or deleted except during this change period, during an open enrollment period, or by approval of the Board in cases of hardship and pursuant to the special petition procedure outlined in Rule 19B-12.001, F.A.C.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 1009.971(1), (4), (6) FS. Law Implemented 1009.98(4) FS. History–New 2-6-90, Formerly 4G-5.006, Amended 6-20-96, 3-20-97, 2-18-99, 12-17-07,________.