(1) (a) All prepaid tuition contracts in existence on April 25, 2006, shall be supported by the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth.
(b) If the report of the actuary submitted under KRS § 164A.704(7) reflects that there will be a real liability expected to accrue for contracts in existence on April 25, 2006, during the next biennium, the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall include in the budget request for the cabinet an appropriation to the board in an amount necessary to meet the real liability in each fiscal year of the biennium, and the General Assembly shall appropriate the necessary funds to meet the liability.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164A.708

  • Biennium: means the two (2) year period commencing on July 1 in each even- numbered year and ending on June 30 in the ensuing even-numbered year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

(2) (a) New contracts entered into after April 25, 2006, for a tuition plan approved by the board shall contain actuarially sound premiums sufficient to prevent their contribution to a program fund deficit.
(b) Payments received from contracts entered into after April 25, 2006, shall be maintained separately from contracts in existence on April 25, 2006.
(c) The Commonwealth shall have no obligation to support contracts entered into after April 25, 2006, with appropriations if a shortfall occurs.
Effective: April 25, 2006
History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 252, Pt. XXXI, sec. 2, effective April 25, 2006.