Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
(a) Administrative Fund. Pursuant to the authority in the Statute for the Trustee to establish one or more funds within the Trust, there is hereby created an Administrative Fund. All monies received by the Trust other than Contributions from Participants (and Earnings thereon), and deposits to the Marketing Fund, shall be deposited in the Administrative Fund. All penalties required by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to be charged to Participants for Non-Qualified Withdrawals shall be deposited in the Administrative Fund. The Trustee also may withdraw an annual fee of up to.02% of the average daily net assets of the Trust to pay for the oversight of the Trust and shall deposit such amount into the Administrative Fund.
(1) The assets of the Administrative Fund shall be deposited in a money market fund, or other such mutual funds as the Trustee shall deem appropriate. All earnings on deposits in the Administrative Fund shall be credited to the Administrative Fund.
(2) Pursuant to the Statute, the Administrative Fund shall be used to support the responsibilities of the Trustee, including meeting expenses for legal, actuarial, accounting, advisory, consulting and other administrative and financial management services.
(3) Pursuant to the Statute, the Trust may apply for, accept and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable the Trust to carry out its objectives. These funds shall be deposited in the Administrative Fund, and shall be expended only for the purposes for which they were received.
(4) No funds shall be withdrawn, and no expenses shall be paid from the Administrative Fund except to meet the purposes of the Fund. All withdrawals and expenditures shall require the approval of at least two (2) of the following: the Treasurer, her designee for purposes of the Administrative Fund, or the Deputy Treasurer.
(b) Marketing Fund. A Marketing Fund has been established for the Trust, separate from all other funds and accounts of the Program. An initial contribution shall be made by the Treasurer's designee for purposes of the Marketing Fund in March 2000 and for each of the following four years. Amounts in this Marketing Fund shall be expended by the Trust for unanticipated costs of the Program with the consent of the Treasurer. All funds allocated to the Marketing Fund shall be invested in a mutual fund.
(Adopted effective June 5, 2003)