To amend the advance payment contract prices with updated percentages for the annual increases to fees and updated terminology.

STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
19B-4.002: Contract Prices
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To amend the advance payment contract prices with updated percentages for the annual increases to fees and updated terminology.
SUMMARY: This rule change amends the Florida Prepaid College Plan advance payment contract prices with updated percentages for the annual increases to fees for each type of plan.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1009.971(1), (4), (6) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1009.98 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: November 19, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Suite 210, Hermitage Building, 1801 Hermitage Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Thomas J. Wallace, Executive Director, 1801 Hermitage Boulevard, Suite 210, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, telephone [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

       19B-4.002 Contract Prices.

The Board will evaluate the advance payment contract prices for revision annually. All advance payment contract prices will be published annually in the Florida Administrative Weekly. The advance payment cContract prices for tuition plans are based on the actuarial assumption that university tuition will rise at an average of 6.5 percent per annum, community college tuition will rise at an average of 6 percent per annum and dormitory fees will rise at an average of 6 percent per annum. Local fee plan contract prices are based on the actuarial assumption that university local fees will rise at an average of 5 6 percent per annum and community college local fees will rise at an average of 6 percent per annum. The tuition differential fee plan prices are based on the actuarial assumption that the tuition differential fee will rise an average of 8.5 percent per annum until such time as the tuition differential fee reaches forty percent (40%) of tuition at Funding Level 1 schools and thirty percent (30%) of tuition at Funding Level 2 schools. Once the tuition differential fee reaches the maximum level, the actuarial assumption is that the tuition differential fee will rise an average of 6.5% per annum.

Specific Authority 1009.971(1), (4), (6) FS. Law Implemented 1009.98(2) FS. History–New 3-29-89, Amended 2-6-90, 3-19-92, Formerly 4G-4.002, Amended 5-31-95, 2-18-99, 2-8-00, 12-28-03, 12-28-04, 12-20-05,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Florida Prepaid College Board
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Florida Prepaid College Board
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: September 05, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 28, 2007