ORS 178.340
Right to direct investments for higher education expenses

  • insurance and guarantees prohibited
  • liability for loss

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Except as permitted in section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, no person other than the Oregon 529 Savings Board or a financial institution in which Oregon 529 Savings Network funds have been invested has the right to direct the investment of amounts held by the network in trust, or any earnings from those amounts.

(b)

Nothing in this subsection prohibits a designated beneficiary from directing the investment of contributions to the network or earnings from those contributions by selecting between investment options offered under the network in accordance with rules adopted by the board.

(2)

The network, the board, a board member and the State of Oregon may not insure any account or guarantee any rate of return or any interest rate on any contribution. The network, the board, a board member and the State of Oregon may not be liable for any loss incurred by any person as a result of participating in the network.

(3)

The board, in the exercise of its sole discretion and without liability, may remove the network’s funds from any financial institution and reinvest the funds in a similar or different investment alternative at another financial institution pursuant to a contract, agreement or arrangement entered into under ORS 178.315 (Board powers and duties) (4).

(4)

This section applies only to accounts established for qualified higher education expenses. [Formerly 348.860; 2017 c.367 §4]

Source: Section 178.340 — Right to direct investments for higher education expenses; insurance and guarantees prohibited; liability for loss, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors178.­html.

178.010
Oath and bond 178.020
Additional bond requirement 178.030
Premiums on surety bonds of treasurer and employees paid by state 178.040
Successive recoveries on bond 178.050
Duties of State Treasurer 178.060
Deputy State Treasurer 178.065
Authority of State Treasurer to require fingerprints 178.090
Manner of providing evidence of receipt of funds or securities 178.200
Oregon Retirement Savings Board 178.205
Powers and duties of Oregon Retirement Savings Board 178.210
Requirements for Oregon Retirement Savings Plan 178.215
Rules for Oregon Retirement Savings Plan 178.220
Confidentiality of account information 178.225
Oregon Retirement Savings Plan Administrative Fund 178.230
Prerequisites to establishment of Oregon Retirement Savings Plan 178.235
Annual reports 178.240
Preemption 178.245
Assistance of state agencies with outreach, technical assistance and compliance services 178.250
Compliance with plan 178.255
Investigation by Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries 178.260
Final orders relating to compliance 178.300
Definitions for ORS 178.300 to 178.360 178.305
Oregon 529 Savings Network 178.310
Oregon 529 Savings Board 178.315
Board powers and duties 178.320
Oregon 529 Savings Network Fund 178.325
State interest in contributions and earnings 178.330
Annual report to Governor and Legislative Assembly 178.335
Network participation for higher education expenses 178.340
Right to direct investments for higher education expenses 178.345
Prohibitions and limitations on accounts for higher education expenses 178.350
Designated beneficiary of account for higher education expenses 178.355
Withdrawals from accounts for higher education expenses 178.360
Consideration of amounts in accounts for higher education expenses in benefit eligibility determinations 178.375
Definitions for ORS 178.375, 178.380 and 178.385 178.380
Establishment of qualified ABLE program 178.385
Right to direct investments for ABLE accounts 178.990
Penalties
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Current through early 2024

§ 178.340’s source at oregon​.gov