This act and any agreement under this act shall not be construed or interpreted to do any of the following:
    (a) Give any designated beneficiary any rights or legal interest with respect to an account unless the designated beneficiary is the account owner.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 390.1483

  • Account owner: means any of the following:
    (i) The individual who enters into a Michigan education savings program agreement and establishes an education savings account. See Michigan Laws 390.1472
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Designated beneficiary: means the individual designated as the individual whose higher education expenses are expected to be paid from the account. See Michigan Laws 390.1472
  • Eligible educational institution: means that term as defined in section 529 of the internal revenue code or a college, university, community college, or junior college described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963 or established under section 7 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963. See Michigan Laws 390.1472
  • Qualified higher education expenses: means qualified higher education expenses as defined in section 529 of the internal revenue code. See Michigan Laws 390.1472
  •     (b) Guarantee that a designated beneficiary will be admitted to an eligible educational institution or, upon admission to an eligible educational institution, will be permitted to continue to attend or will receive a degree from the eligible educational institution.
        (c) Give residency status to an individual merely because the individual is a designated beneficiary.
        (d) Guarantee that amounts contributed to an account will be sufficient to cover the qualified higher education expenses of a designated beneficiary.