California · Education Code

EDC §23301: A corporation, trust, charitable organization, parochial institution, or public entity may be designated as a beneficiary under this part, but they shall not be designated as option beneficiaries, exc

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Corporations, trusts, charities, religious institutions, and public entities can be named as beneficiaries under this law, but cannot be designated as optional beneficiaries, with limited exceptions.

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A corporation, trust, charitable organization, parochial institution, or public entity may be designated as a beneficiary under this part, but they shall not be designated as option beneficiaries, except a trust as defined in Section 22149.

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