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TN Code § 71-4-605 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 6 - Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|§ 71-4-605. Types of Services — Workshops — Federal Funds — Gifts

  All rehabilitation services, as defined in this part, may be provided under this part to eligible blind handicapped individuals, and in any event, such services shall include training, maintenance, placement, guidance and physical restoration services.   Within such limits and under such conditions as may be specified in appropriations for rehabilitation facilities and workshops for the blind, the department may establish rehabilitation facilities and workshops for the blind.    Appropriations, federal grants and donations for vocational rehabilitation services for the blind, unless otherwise restricted, shall be available for all vocational rehabilitation services for the blind provided under the state plan for the blind, and for the acquisition of vending stands or other equipment and initial stocks, including livestock, and supplies for use by blind individuals in any type of small business, the operation of which will be improved through management and supervision by the division.   State appropriations and donations for vocational rehabilitation of the blind shall likewise be available for the purpose, whenever federal funds are made available to the state under § 3 of the federal vocational rehabilitation of the blind amendments of 1954, for initiating projects for the extension and improvement of vocational rehabilitation services for the blind, or under § 4 of such act for projects for research, demonstrations, training and traineeships, and for planning for an initiating expansion of vocational rehabilitation services for the blind under the state plan for the blind.   The general assembly shall appropriate for vocational rehabilitation of the blind such sums as are necessary, along with available federal and other funds, to carry out the purposes of this part. The acceptance of such federal and other funds, and their use for vocational rehabilitation of the blind, subject to such restrictions as may be imposed by the donor and are not inconsistent with this part, is hereby authorized.     The state treasurer is hereby designated as the custodian of all funds received from the federal government for the purpose of carrying out any federal statutes pertaining to the vocational rehabilitation of the blind.   The director is hereby authorized and empowered with the approval of the commissioner to accept and use gifts made unconditionally by will or otherwise for carrying out the purposes of this part. Gifts made under such conditions, as in the judgment of the commissioner are proper and consistent with this part, may be so accepted and shall be held, invested, reinvested, and used in accordance with the conditions of the gift.
TN Code § 71-4-606 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 6 - Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|§ 71-4-606. Federal Employees Included

 Rehabilitation services provided under the state plan for the blind shall be available to any blind civil employee of the United States disabled while in the performance of the blind civil employee's duty, on the same terms and conditions as apply to other persons.
TN Code § 71-4-607 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 6 - Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|§ 71-4-607. Administration — Personnel — Rules and Regulations

  The department is hereby authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations with respect to methods of administration, use of medical and other records of individuals who have been provided vocational rehabilitation services for the blind, and the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards, including provisions relating to the tenure, appointment and qualification of personnel, which shall govern with respect to such matters notwithstanding any other law; provided, that such activities must conform with any applicable rules and regulations of the department of human resources.   The department of human services is also authorized and directed to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations respecting:  The establishment and maintenance of minimum standards governing the facilities and personnel utilized in the provision of vocational rehabilitation services for the blind; and   The order to be followed in selecting those to whom vocational rehabilitation services are to be provided in situations where such services cannot be provided to all eligible blind people.
TN Code § 71-4-609 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 6 - Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|§ 71-4-609. Maintenance Not Transferable — Exempt From Creditors

 The right of a blind individual to maintenance under this part shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and shall be exempt from the claims of creditors.
TN Code § 71-4-610 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 6 - Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|§ 71-4-610. Hearing on Grievances

 Any blind individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation who is aggrieved by any action of the vocational rehabilitation service for the blind shall be entitled in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner to a fair hearing, and the decision so made after such hearing shall be final.
TN Code § 71-4-611 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 6 - Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|§ 71-4-611. Illegal Use of Lists — Penalty

  It is unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program, and in accordance with regulations, for any person or persons to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names of, or any information concerning persons applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation, directly or indirectly derived from the records, papers, files, or communications of the state or subdivisions or agencies of the state, or acquired in the course of the performance of official duties.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 71-4-612 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 6 - Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|§ 71-4-612. Veterans Education Benefits

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent permitted by federal law, the value of federal veterans education benefits received by an applicant shall not be included as any form of income when making eligibility determinations for assistance under this part.
TN Code § 71-4-701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 7 - Purchase of Goods and Services From Persons With Disabilities|§ 71-4-701. Purpose — Applicability

  The purpose of this part is to further the policy of the state to encourage and assist individuals with severe disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence through useful, productive, and gainful employment by assuring expanded competitive integrated employment opportunities, thereby enhancing their dignity and capacity for self-support and realizing independence and self-sufficiency.   This part applies to all governmental entities that are supported in whole or in part by the general assembly.
TN Code § 71-4-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 7 - Purchase of Goods and Services From Persons With Disabilities|§ 71-4-702. Part Definitions

 As used in this part:   “Central nonprofit agency” means the agency designated by the committee to facilitate, by subcontract or other means, the fulfillment of orders from governmental entities for commodities and services and to assist the committee in administering the program described under this part;   “Certified commodities or services” means:  Commodities and services that have been recommended by the central nonprofit agency as suitable for procurement by any state governmental entity or as suitable for statewide contracts and that are certified pursuant to procedures approved by the state procurement commission as to quality, availability, and fair market price; and   Commodities and services that have been recommended by the central nonprofit agency as suitable for procurement by political subdivisions and that are certified by the chief financial officer of the political subdivisions as to quality, availability, and fair market price;     “Committee” means the advisory committee for providing competitive integrated employment for individuals with severe disabilities, created by § 71-4-703;   “Competitive integrated employment” means employment available to individuals with severe disabilities or a customized employment available to individuals with severe disabilities, at a setting typically found in the community, at minimum wage or greater with the same benefits as nondisabled employees receive, in which eligible individuals interact with nondisabled individuals, other than nondisabled individuals who are providing services to those eligible individuals, to the same extent that nondisabled individuals in comparable positions interact with other persons;   “Governmental entity” means a state governmental entity or a political subdivision;   “Individuals with severe disabilities” means individuals who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities;   “Political subdivision” means any local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, any city, town, municipality, metropolitan government, county, utility district, school district, public building authority, housing authority, emergency communications district, and development district created and existing pursuant to the laws of this state, or any instrumentality of government created by any one (1) or more local governmental entities;   “Production of commodities” means packaging, assembly, distribution, or other manufacturing processes; and   “State governmental entity” means any agency, authority, board, commission, department, or office within the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of state government, or any autonomous state agency, authority, board, commission, council, department, office, or institution of higher education.
TN Code § 71-4-704 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 7 - Purchase of Goods and Services From Persons With Disabilities|§ 71-4-704. Central Nonprofit Agency — Designation — Functions and Operations — Fee

  The functions and operations of the designated central nonprofit agency include, but are not limited to, the following:  Ensure that the priorities for orders from governmental entities are maintained under this part and that opportunities are provided to individuals with severe disabilities to pursue competitive integrated employment;   Evaluate the qualifications and capabilities of entities for production of commodities or performing services. The central nonprofit agency must assure that individuals with severe disabilities are receiving competitive integrated employment in the production of commodities or performance of services. At a minimum, fifty percent (50%) of the hours worked on the production of commodities or performing services in the program are required to be provided by individuals with severe disabilities. Hours worked by supervisors with severe disabilities are to be included in the determination;   Recommend with appropriate justification, including recommended prices, suitable commodities or services for procurement and, as market conditions change, recommend price changes or revisions;   Fulfill or distribute and allocate, by subcontract or any other means, orders from governmental entities; and   Maintain the necessary records and monitor data on the entities to ensure compliance in the production of commodities and performance of services.     The central nonprofit agency shall charge a fee for fulfilling the orders. This fee must not exceed rates approved by the committee. The fee must be factored as an administrative expense into the overall cost.
TN Code § 71-4-705 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 7 - Purchase of Goods and Services From Persons With Disabilities|§ 71-4-705. Cooperation Between Committee and Governmental Entities — Annual Report of Committee

  In furtherance of the purposes of this part and in order to contribute to the economy of state government, it is the intent of the general assembly that there be close cooperation between the committee and any state governmental entity from which procurement of commodities or services is required under the law currently in effect. The central nonprofit agency may enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, or other arrangements as may be determined to be necessary for the effective coordination and efficient realization of the objectives of this part.   The committee shall annually report, on or before December 31, to the governor and to each member of the general assembly concerning the number of governmental entities participating in the program, the total dollar amount of purchases, and any other information the committee deems appropriate.
TN Code § 71-4-801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act|§ 71-4-801. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as “The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act.”
TN Code § 71-4-802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act|§ 71-4-802. Purpose of Part

 The purpose of this part is to authorize the establishment of a qualified ABLE program as an agency or instrumentality of the state to assist an eligible individual in saving money to meet the eligible individual's qualified disability expenses. The intent of the program is to encourage and assist individuals and families to save private funds for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality of life.
TN Code § 71-4-804 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act|§ 71-4-804. Trustees of Qualified Able Program — State Treasurer Authorized to Establish Qualified Able Program — Program Revenues

  The commissioner of finance and administration, the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate, the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives, and the state treasurer shall serve as trustees for a qualified ABLE program that may be established pursuant to this part.   The state treasurer is authorized to establish a qualified ABLE program. If the state treasurer establishes a qualified ABLE program, the state treasurer shall develop a plan that shall include provisions for the implementation, administration, operation, marketing, investment options, customer service, and investment management services for the plan, which shall be approved by the remaining trustees. The state treasurer may modify the terms of the plan with the concurrence of the commissioner of finance and administration.   All revenues collected by the program shall remain with the program. To the extent that the program has unused revenues during a given fiscal year, the unused revenues shall not revert to the general fund, but shall be carried forward to the next succeeding fiscal year or years, and shall be used to fund the program. For the purposes of this subsection (c), “revenues” include, but are not limited to, state appropriated funds, monetary gifts, grants, or any other monetary aids received by the program from public or private sources; however, “revenues” do not include the contributions and earnings in an ABLE account.
TN Code § 71-4-806 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act|§ 71-4-806. Accounts Established for Eligible Individuals — Notice to United States Treasury Department — Monthly Electronic Statements to Social Security Administration

  The qualified ABLE program that is established and maintained by the state as an agency or instrumentality thereof shall comply with all requirements of the code and shall:  Allow one (1) or more persons to make contributions for a taxable year into an account for the benefit of an eligible individual who is also the designated beneficiary during the taxable year. The designated beneficiary shall be an eligible individual at the time the account is established, at the time of any contribution to the account, and at the time of a distribution from an account for qualified disability expenses; and   Limit one (1) eligible individual or designated beneficiary to one (1) account.     The state treasurer shall submit a notice to the secretary of the United States department of the treasury at the time that an account is established. The notice shall contain the name and state of residence of the designated beneficiary and such other and further information as the secretary of the United States department of the treasury may require.   On a monthly basis, the qualified ABLE program shall submit electronic statements to the commissioner of the social security administration containing distributions and account balances from all accounts.   Contributions from a student's individualized education account to an achieving a better life experience account for the benefit of the student along with the earnings in the achieving a better life experience account may only be expended for the student's education expenses in accordance with this part, and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, and the code.
TN Code § 71-4-807 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act|§ 71-4-807. Administration of Program by State Treasurer

 The state treasurer shall carry out the day-to-day operations and responsibilities of the program. The state treasurer shall exercise such powers, duties, and responsibilities contained in this part to implement the purpose of this part; may assign any duties and responsibilities to the state treasurer's staff or private vendors and contractors, as the state treasurer deems necessary and proper; and may consult with professionals as necessary about the administration of the program. The state treasurer may also establish policies, guidelines, and operating procedures in accordance with this part.
TN Code § 71-4-808 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act|§ 71-4-808. Authority to Offer Investment Options to Participants

 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the trustees shall be authorized to offer investment options to eligible individuals participating in the qualified ABLE program.
TN Code § 71-4-809 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act|§ 71-4-809. Authority of State Treasurer to Request Assistance From and Exchange Data With Other Departments and Agencies

 In conjunction with the state treasurer's authority contained in this part, the state treasurer has the authority to request assistance from, and exchange data with, other departments and agencies of the state in carrying out the purpose and intent of this part and the requirements contained in the code, including, but not limited to, the office of vital records. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the office of vital records shall provide the state treasurer with vital records information without charge.
TN Code § 71-4-810 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act|§ 71-4-810. Assets, Income and Distributions Exempt From Taxation, Garnishment, Attachment or Assignment

 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all assets, income, and distributions of qualified ABLE programs as defined by the code, this part, or the laws of another state are exempt from any state, county, or municipal tax and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or garnishment, nor shall any assignment thereof be enforceable in any court. This exemption shall include a qualified ABLE program defined in § 529A of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 529A), and shall include any properly authorized payments made to or by such funds.
TN Code § 71-4-811 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act|§ 71-4-811. Suspension or Termination of Program

 If the trustees determine that the program is financially infeasible or is not beneficial to the citizens of this state or the state itself, the trustees may suspend or terminate the program immediately.
TN Code § 71-4-812 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act|§ 71-4-812. Disclosure of Personal Information Prohibited — Exceptions

  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state shall not disclose personal information about any person obtained in connection with an account established under this part, except under the following circumstances:  To any individual or entity authorized by the eligible individual or the eligible individual's legal representative;   In compliance with a subpoena or a court order;   To the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designees for the purpose of an audit;   To the internal revenue service, the United States department of the treasury, or the social security administration for the purpose of filing notices, reports, statements, or any other required documentation; or   In any administrative proceeding or court action involving the state, the department of the treasury, the state treasurer, or the remaining trustees relative to an account established under this part.     For the purposes of this section, “personal information” shall include, but not be limited to, social security number; bank account numbers; transit routing numbers; credit card numbers; debit card numbers; business or residential addresses; telephone or cell phone numbers; e-mail addresses; disability certifications or determinations; and medical records.
TN Code § 71-4-1101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities|Part 11 - Aid to Disabled Persons — General Financial Assistance|§ 71-4-1101. Short Title

 This part may be cited as the “Aid to the Disabled Act.”