Source: http://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c096a/index.shtml
Timestamp: 2018-03-24 23:19:18
Document Index: 372801605

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 9601', '§ 9602', '§ 9603', '§ 9604', '§ 9605', '§ 9606', '§ 9607', '§ 9608', '§ 9601', '§ 529', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 9602', '§ 2722', '§ 401', '§ 1381', '§ 9603', '§ 2722', '§ 9604', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 9605', '§ 1', '§ 9606', '§ 9607', '§ 529', '§ 529', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 1', '§ 9608']

TITLE 16 - CHAPTER 96A. DELAWARE ACHIEVING A BETTER LIFE EXPERIENCE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
§ 9601A § 9602A § 9603A § 9604A § 9605A § 9606A § 9607A § 9608A
CHAPTER 96A. DELAWARE ACHIEVING A BETTER LIFE EXPERIENCE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
§ 9601A Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality of life. This chapter enables the State to implement the federal Stephen J. Beck, Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014, Pub. L. No. 113-295, 128 Stat. 4056 et seq. [26 U.S.C. § 529A].
80 Del. Laws, c. 34, § 1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 295, § 2.;
§ 9602A Definitions.
(1) "Account" means an individual account, a trust account, or a savings account established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) "Account owner" means an eligible individual, or if the eligible individual is under 18 years of age or is incapacitated, a parent or legal guardian of the eligible individual.
(3) "Board" shall mean the Plans Management Board pursuant to § 2722 of Title 29.
(4) "Designated beneficiary" means, with respect to an account or accounts, the eligible individual whose qualified disability expenses are expected to be paid from the account.
(5) "Eligible individual" means a resident of any state who is:
a. Entitled to benefits based on blindness or disability under Title II or XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. or § 1381 et seq.), where such blindness or disability occurred before the date on which the individual attained the age specified in the federal ABLE Act; or
b. An individual with respect to whom a disability certification, meeting the requirements of the federal ABLE Act, is filed.
(6) "Federal ABLE Act" means the Stephen J. Beck, Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014, Pub. L. No. 113-295, 128 Stat. 4010, and includes subsequent amendments to that act, as well as regulations promulgated thereunder by the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
(7) "Program" means the Delaware Achieving a Better Life Experience Program established by this chapter.
(8) "Qualified disability expenses" means any expenses related to the eligible individual's blindness or disability which are made for the benefit of an eligible individual who is the designated beneficiary, including the following expenses: education, housing, transportation, employment training and support, assistive technology and personal support services, health, prevention and wellness, financial management and administrative services, legal fees, expenses for oversight and monitoring, funeral and burial expenses, and other expenses, which are approved by the federal regulations.
§ 9603A Administration of the ABLE Program.
(a) This chapter shall be administered by the Plans Management Board pursuant to § 2722 of Title 29.
(b) The Board may establish, develop, implement and maintain a Delaware Achieving a Better Life Experience Program for all eligible individuals and families for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality of life. Should a Delaware ABLE program be established, the Board shall ensure and maintain the Program's status as a "qualified ABLE program" as defined by the federal ABLE Act.
(c) In lieu of the development of a Delaware ABLE program, the Board is authorized to effect this chapter's purpose through the entry into a consortium, joint venture, or contract with another state or states, or by assisting eligible individuals in Delaware in identifying and accessing ABLE programs established by other states.
§ 9604A Powers of the Board.
80 Del. Laws, c. 34, § 1; repealed by 80 Del. Laws, c. 295, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.;
§ 9605A The Program.
(a) An account may be opened by any person who desires to save to pay the qualified disability expenses of an eligible individual, by making an initial contribution to the Program in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board.
(b) Any person may make a contribution to an account once an account is opened.
(c) Contributions to an account shall be made only in cash, except where otherwise permitted by the federal ABLE Act.
(d) Separate records and accounting shall be required by the Program for each account and reports shall be made no less frequently than annually to the account owner and the designated beneficiary.
80 Del. Laws, c. 34, § 1.;
§ 9606A Prohibitions.
(a) A designated beneficiary may have only 1 account.
(b) No account nor any interest in an account may be used as security for a loan.
(c) Total contributions on behalf of a designated beneficiary may not exceed the limit established under subchapter XII, Chapter 34 of Title 14.
(d) Except as permitted by the federal ABLE Act, no person shall have the right to direct the investment of any contributions to or earnings from the Program.
§ 9607A Treatment of accounts.
(a) Accounts established pursuant to this chapter or another state's ABLE program shall not be included in determining asset eligibility of the designated beneficiary for state or local assistance programs.
(b) Unless prohibited by federal law, upon the death of a designated beneficiary, proceeds from an account may be transferred to the estate of a designated beneficiary, or to an account for another eligible individual specified by the designated beneficiary or the estate of the designated beneficiary.
(c) Upon the death of a designated beneficiary, no agency or instrumentality of the State shall seek payment under § 529A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. § 529A(f)] from the account or its proceeds for benefits provided to a designated beneficiary.
80 Del. Laws, c. 34, § 1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 295, § 2; 81 Del. Laws, c. 107, § 1.;
§ 9608A Limitations on liability.