§ 30-8-1. Creation; Purpose; Members; Duties; Funding; Expenses
There is created the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities. The council shall serve as the designated state agency and state planning council for purposes of carrying out the provisions of Chapter 75 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter amended, relating to programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The members […]
§ 30-9-16. Records Not Open to Inspection by the General Public; Limited Access
The provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 notwithstanding, the following records, or portions thereof, shall not constitute public records and shall not be open to inspection by the general public: Completed participation applications, executed participation agreements, and ABLE account numbers; All wiring or automated clearing-house transfer of funds instructions regarding participation […]
§ 30-9-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act.” History. Code 1981, § 30-9-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.
§ 30-10-1. Legislative Findings
The General Assembly finds and declares the following: It is an essential function of state government to provide basic support for persons with one or more mental or physical impairments that substantially limit one or more major life activities, whether the impairments are congenital or occur by reason of accident, injury, age, or disease; The […]
§ 30-9-2. Legislative Intent
It is the intent of the legislature to authorize the establishment of a qualified ABLE program in this state to encourage and assist the saving of private funds in tax-exempt accounts in order to pay for the qualified disability expenses of eligible individuals with disabilities. It is also the intent of the legislature that any […]
§ 30-9-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “ABLE account” means an account established and owned by an eligible individual pursuant to this chapter. “Board” means the board of directors of the Georgia ABLE Program Corporation. “Corporation” means the Georgia ABLE Program Corporation created pursuant to Code Section 30-9-4. “Designated beneficiary” means the eligible individual who […]
§ 30-9-4. Georgia Able Program Corporation Created; Board of Directors and Its Membership; Powers, Duties, and Administration
There is created the Georgia ABLE Program Corporation, as a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the state, for purposes of establishing and administering the Georgia ABLE Program. The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of the commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities; the commissioner of community health; […]
§ 30-9-5. Georgia Able Program Established for Participants to Make Contributions to Accounts for Purpose of Meeting Qualified Disability Expenses of Designated Beneficiary
The board shall be authorized to establish a Georgia ABLE Program under which a person may make contributions for a taxable year, for the benefit of an eligible individual, to an ABLE account established for the purpose of meeting the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary of the ABLE account. Any such program shall […]
§ 30-9-6. Duties of Board With Respect to Operating a Georgia Able Program
If the board establishes a Georgia ABLE Program pursuant to Code Section 30-9-5, the board shall: Establish, implement, and maintain the program as a qualified ABLE program under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code; Provide for the marketing of the program and develop and provide information to eligible individuals and their families necessary to […]
§ 30-9-7. Terms and Conditions of Participation Agreements
Each participation agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter shall include the following terms and conditions: The participation agreement shall not constitute a debt or obligation of the state; Participation in the Georgia ABLE Program does not guarantee that sufficient funds will be available to cover all qualified disability expenses for any designated beneficiary and […]