Terms Used In Michigan Laws 390.1439

  • Advance tuition payment contract: means a contract entered into by the trust and a purchaser pursuant to section 6 to provide for the higher education of a qualified beneficiary. See Michigan Laws 390.1424
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Purchaser: means a person who makes or is obligated to make advance tuition payments pursuant to an advance tuition payment contract. See Michigan Laws 390.1424
  • Trust: means the Michigan education trust created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 390.1424
  • Tuition: means the quarter or semester charges imposed to attend a state institution of higher education and all mandatory fees required as a condition of enrollment as determined by the board. See Michigan Laws 390.1424
  An advance tuition payment contract is exempt from the uniform securities act, 1964 PA 265, MCL 451.501 to 451.818, and the uniform securities act (2002), 2008 PA 551, MCL 451.2101 to 451.2703. An advance tuition payment contract may not be sold or otherwise transferred by the purchaser or qualified beneficiary without the prior approval of the trust.