12D.3  Participation agreements for trust.
  The trust may enter into participation agreements with participants on behalf of beneficiaries pursuant to the following terms and agreements:
  1.  a.  Each participation agreement may require a participant to agree to invest a specific amount of money in the trust for a specific period of time for the benefit of a specific beneficiary. A participant shall not be required to make an annual contribution on behalf of a beneficiary. The maximum contribution that may be deducted for Iowa income tax purposes shall not exceed two thousand dollars per beneficiary per year adjusted annually to reflect increases in the consumer price index. The treasurer of state shall set an account balance limit to maintain compliance with section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. A contribution shall not be permitted to the extent it causes the aggregate balance of all accounts established for the same beneficiary to exceed the applicable account balance limit.
  b.  Participation agreements may be amended to provide for adjusted levels of payments based upon changed circumstances or changes in educational plans.
  2.  The execution of a participation agreement by the trust shall not guarantee in any way that higher education costs will be equal to projections and estimates provided by the trust or that the beneficiary named in any participation agreement will attain any of the following:
  a.  Be admitted to an institution of higher education.
  b.  If admitted, be determined a resident for tuition purposes by the institution of higher education.
  c.  Be allowed to continue attendance at the institution of higher education following admission.
  d.  Graduate from the institution of higher education.
  3.  a.  A beneficiary under a participation agreement may be changed as permitted under rules adopted by the treasurer of state upon written request of the participant as long as the substitute beneficiary is eligible for participation.
  b.  Participation agreements may otherwise be freely amended throughout their terms in order to enable participants to increase or decrease the level of participation, change the designation of beneficiaries, and carry out similar matters as authorized by rule.
  4.  Each participation agreement shall provide that the participation agreement may be canceled upon the terms and conditions, and upon payment of applicable fees and costs set forth and contained in the rules adopted by the treasurer of state.
98 Acts, ch 1172, §3; 99 Acts, ch 122, §2 – 4, 10; 2000 Acts, ch 1163, §2 – 4, 6; 2004 Acts, ch 1079, §7, 8, 17
Referred to in §12D.9, §12I.3, §12I.10, §422.7