Tuition Trust Authority
| Name | Tuition Trust Authority |
| Contact Person | Rhonda D Bridevaux - Public Information Officer III |
| Mailing Address |
Post Office Box 91202 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9202 |
| Phone Number | 225-219-7597 |
| Fax Number | 225-208-1206 |
| Board Email | rhonda.bridevaux@la.gov |
| Website | www.startsaving.la.gov |
| Legal Authority | LSA-R.S. 17:3091 et seq. |
| Year Created | 1995 |
| Organizational Placement | Office of Governor |
| Purpose/Function | Administers the Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust (START) Saving Program. The state's START Saving Program, a Section 529 college tuition savings plan under the Internal Revenue Code, is an innovative college savings plan that offers incentives to families to save as the means of countering the tuition inflation spiral. This program offers a long-term, cost effective way for the state to assist families in meeting the expected inflation in college tuition and related educational costs. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 21
Number Currently Serving: 21 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 3
Estimated number in current year: 3 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $50 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Office of Student Financial Assistance Travel Reimbursements State Agency: Office of Student Financial Assistance Other (explain) State Agency: |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Budget Schedule Number: |
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| Notes | LATTA were previously reported under agency 661, which was put under the Board of Regents as of August 1, 2016 so this report includes amount for actual (agency 661) and 671 thereafter. |