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GA Code § 30-9-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 9 - Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able)|§ 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 establish and maintain an ABLE account; and   Make participation agreements and ABLE accounts available to eligible individuals.     (Code 1981, §30-9-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.)
GA Code § 30-9-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 9 - Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able)|§ 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 does not guarantee the receipt or continuation of any product or service for the designated beneficiary;   The establishment of an ABLE account in violation of federal law is prohibited;   Contributions in excess of the limitations set forth in Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code are prohibited;   The state is a creditor of ABLE accounts as, and to the extent, set forth in Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code; and   Material misrepresentations by a party to the participation agreement, other than the Georgia ABLE Program Corporation, in the application for the participation agreement or in any communication with the Georgia ABLE Program Corporation regarding the Georgia ABLE Program may result in the involuntary liquidation of the ABLE account. If an account is involuntarily liquidated, the designated beneficiary is entitled to a refund, subject to any fees or penalties provided by the participation agreement and the Internal Revenue Code.     A participation agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter may include terms and conditions specifying:   The requirements and applicable restrictions for opening an ABLE account;   The eligibility requirements for a party to the participation agreement and the rights of the party;   The requirements and applicable restrictions for making contributions to an ABLE account;   The requirements and applicable restrictions for directing the investment of the contributions or balance of the ABLE account;   The administrative fee and other fees and penalties applicable to an ABLE account;   The terms and conditions under which an ABLE account or a participation agreement may be modified, transferred, or terminated; and   Any other terms and conditions that the board deems necessary or appropriate, including without limitation those necessary to conform the participation agreement with the requirements of Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable federal laws.     A participation agreement may be amended throughout its term for purposes that include, but are not limited to, allowing a participant to increase or decrease the level of participation and to change designated beneficiaries and other matters authorized by this Code section and Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.     (Code 1981, §30-9-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.)
GA Code § 30-9-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 9 - Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able)|§ 30-9-9. Taxation by State Pursuant to Code Section 48-7-27; Exempt From Taxation by Political Subdivisions

 The trust fund and ABLE account property and income shall be subject to taxation by the state only as provided by paragraph (10.1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-7-27 and shall not be subject to taxation by any of the state's political subdivisions.    (Code 1981, §30-9-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.)
GA Code § 30-9-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 9 - Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able)|§ 30-9-11. Amounts in Able Account Not Considered in Determining Eligibility for Certain Public Assistance

 Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law or regulation that requires consideration of the financial circumstances of an applicant for local, state, or federal public assistance or a benefit provided under that law, the agency or entity making the determination of eligibility for such assistance or benefit may not consider the amount in the applicant's ABLE account or in an applicant's ABLE account established pursuant to an ABLE program in another state, including earnings on that amount, and any distribution for qualified disability expenses in determining the applicant's eligibility to receive the amount of the assistance or benefit with respect to the period during which the individual maintains any such ABLE account.    (Code 1981, §30-9-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.)
GA Code § 30-9-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 9 - Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able)|§ 30-9-12. Annual Reports

  If the board creates the Georgia ABLE Program Trust Fund pursuant to Code Section 30-9-8, the board shall prepare or cause to be prepared an annual report setting forth in appropriate detail an accounting of the Georgia Able Trust Fund at the close of each fiscal year. Such report shall be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. In addition, the board shall make the report available to account contributors and designated beneficiaries in the trust fund upon written request and may charge a reasonable fee for such report. The accounts of the trust fund shall be subject to annual audits by the state auditor or his or her designee.   Statements shall be provided to each designated beneficiary at least four times each year within 30 days after the end of the quarterly period to which a statement relates. The statement shall identify the contributions made during the preceding quarter, the total contributions made to the account through that quarter, the value of the account on the last day of that quarter, distributions made during that quarter, and any other information that the state treasurer requires to be reported to the designated beneficiary.     (Code 1981, §30-9-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.)
GA Code § 30-9-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 9 - Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able)|§ 30-9-13. Provision of Public Information and Outreach

 The Department of Community Health, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, the Department of Human Services, the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, and the Department of Education shall assist, cooperate, and coordinate with the corporation in the provision of public information and outreach for a board approved Qualified ABLE Program.    (Code 1981, §30-9-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.)
GA Code § 30-9-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 9 - Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able)|§ 30-9-14. Death of Designated Beneficiary of Able Trust Fund

  Upon the death of a designated beneficiary of a Georgia ABLE Trust Fund account, the Department of Community Health and the Medicaid program for another state may file a claim with the Georgia ABLE Program for the total amount of medical assistance provided for the designated beneficiary under the Medicaid program after the date of the establishment of the ABLE account, less any premiums paid by or on behalf of the designated beneficiary to a Medicaid buy-in program. Funds in the ABLE account of the deceased designated beneficiary must first be distributed for qualified disability expenses followed by distributions for the Medicaid claim authorized under this subsection. Any remaining amount shall be distributed as provided in the participation agreement.   The corporation shall assist and cooperate with the Department of Community Health and Medicaid programs in other states upon the death of a designated beneficiary of the trust fund by coordinating through the Department of Community Health with the information needed to accomplish the purpose and objective of subsection (a) of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §30-9-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.)
GA Code § 30-9-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 9 - Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able)|§ 30-9-15. Assignment of Able Account Prohibited

 An ABLE account may not be assigned for the benefit of creditors, used as security or collateral for any loan, or otherwise subject to alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge. Except as provided in Code Section 30-9-14, moneys paid into or out of an ABLE account, and the income and assets of such account, are not liable to attachment, levy, garnishment, or legal process in this state in favor of any creditor of or claimant against any designated beneficiary or account contributor.    (Code 1981, §30-9-15, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.)
GA Code § 30-9-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 9 - Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able)|§ 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 agreements;   ABLE account transactions, IP addresses used to initiate transactions, and analysis statements received or prepared by or for the corporation;   All bank routing and account numbers in the possession of the corporation and any record or document containing such numbers;   All proprietary computer software in the possession or under the control of the corporation; and   All security codes and procedures related to physical, electronic, or other access to any ABLE account or the trust fund, its systems, and its software.     For a period from the date of creation of the record until the end of the calendar quarter in which the record is created, the following records, or portions thereof, of the trust fund shall not constitute public records and shall not be open to inspection by the general public:   Investment trade tickets; and   Bank statements.     The restrictions of subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section shall not apply to access:   Required by subpoena or other legal process of a court or administrative agency having competent jurisdiction in legal proceedings where the State of Georgia or the corporation is a party;   In prosecutions or other court actions to which the State of Georgia or the corporation is a party;   Given to federal or state regulatory or law enforcement agencies;   Given to any person or entity in connection with an ABLE account to which such person or entity is an account contributor or given to any person in connection with an ABLE account of which such person is a beneficiary; or   Given to the board or any member, employee, or contractor thereof for use and public disclosure in the ordinary performance of its duties pursuant to this chapter.       (Code 1981, §30-9-16, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.)
GA Code § 30-10-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 10 - Community Trusts|§ 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 cost of providing basic support for persons with mental or physical impairments is difficult for many citizens to afford, and they are forced to rely upon the government to provide that support;   The families and friends of persons with mental or physical impairments desire to supplement, but not replace, the basic support provided by state government and other governmental programs;   Medical, social, and other supplemental services are often provided by family members and friends of persons with mental or physical impairments for the lifetime of the impaired persons; and   It is necessary and desirable for the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state to encourage, enhance, and foster the ability of family members and friends of those individuals with mental or physical impairments to supplement, but not to replace, the basic support provided by state government and other governmental programs and to provide for medical, social, or other supplemental services for those persons with impairments.     (Code 1981, §30-10-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 804, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - What constitutes substantial limitation on major life activity of working for purposes of Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USCS § 12101 et seq.), 141 A.L.R. Fed 603.   When is individual regarded as having or perceived to have impairment within meaning of Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USCA § 12102(2)(c)), 148 A.L.R. Fed. 305.
GA Code § 30-10-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 10 - Community Trusts|§ 30-10-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Board of trustees" means a board of trustees of a community trust established pursuant to this chapter.   "Community trust" means a trust administered in accordance with this chapter by a nonprofit organization that qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code for the benefit of persons with impairments.   "Cotrustee" means any person named by the donor to work with the board of trustees in providing benefits to a life beneficiary; provided, however, that neither the donor nor the donor's spouse shall be the cotrustee if the donor or the donor's spouse is the life beneficiary.   "Donor" means any person who contributes assets to a community trust to establish an account for a life beneficiary.   "Impairment" means a mental or physical disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities, whether the impairment is congenital or acquired by accident, injury, age, or disease, and where the impairment is verified by medical findings.   "Life beneficiary" means a beneficiary designated by a donor to a community trust.   "Successor trust" means the trust established upon distribution by the board of trustees as follows:   Subsequent to the death or ineligibility of the life beneficiary because the donor has failed to designate a person or persons to whom assets are to be distributed upon the occurrence of such an event or because a distribution to the designated person or persons is impossible; or   Subsequent to the death of a life beneficiary if the donor designates himself or herself or the donor's spouse as life beneficiary pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code Section 30-10-6.  A successor trust shall meet all requirements for a community trust provided in this chapter and shall be administered as set forth in this chapter.      "Successor trustee" means the trustee as designated by the donor who shall administer the successor trust.   "Trustee" means a member of a community trust board of trustees.     (Code 1981, §30-10-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 804, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 576, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 30.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "Community Trust" was lower-cased in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (6), and (9) and "Cotrustee" was substituted for "Co-trustee" twice in paragraph (3).   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 167 (1997).
GA Code § 30-10-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 10 - Community Trusts|§ 30-10-3. Donors; Benefits; Assets

  Donors may supplement the care, support, habilitation, rehabilitation, and treatment of persons with impairments pursuant to this chapter. Neither the contribution to a community trust for the benefit of a life beneficiary nor the use of community trust income or principal to provide benefits shall in any way reduce, impair, or diminish the benefits for which a person is otherwise eligible by law.   The assets held by the board of trustees of any community trust and its income and operations shall be exempt from all state and local taxation.     (Code 1981, §30-10-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 804, § 2.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "Community Trust" was lower-cased in two places in subsection (a) and in one place in subsection (b).
GA Code § 30-10-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 10 - Community Trusts|§ 30-10-4. Community Trusts; Creation

 Nonprofit organizations which qualify as tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code and which have expertise regarding the care, support, habilitation, rehabilitation, and treatment of persons with impairments are eligible to create community trusts in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Two or more organizations which qualify as tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code and which have expertise regarding the care, support, habilitation, rehabilitation, and treatment of impaired persons are eligible to create joint community trusts in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.    (Code 1981, §30-10-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 804, § 2.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "Community Trusts" was lower-cased in two places.
GA Code § 30-10-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 10 - Community Trusts|§ 30-10-5. Community Trusts; Board of Trustees

 Each community trust shall have a board of trustees appointed by the governing body of the nonprofit organization forming the trust, which shall include persons with expertise in business and investments and persons with expertise regarding the care, support, habilitation, rehabilitation, and treatment of persons with impairments. The members of the board of trustees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed by the community trust for their actual expenses relating to the trust. The board of trustees shall administer the community trust and establish policies and rules and regulations necessary to exercise its powers in accordance with this chapter.    (Code 1981, §30-10-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 804, § 2.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "Community Trust" was lower-cased in three places.
GA Code § 30-10-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 10 - Community Trusts|§ 30-10-7. Life Beneficiaries

  No life beneficiary shall have any vested or property rights or interests in a community trust. No life beneficiary shall have the power to anticipate, assign, convey, alienate, or otherwise encumber any interest in the income or principal of a community trust. The income or principal or any interest of any life beneficiary under a community trust shall not be liable for any debt incurred by the life beneficiary. The principal or income of a community trust shall not be subject to seizure by any creditor of any life beneficiary under any writ or proceeding in law or in equity.   Except for the right of a donor, other than a donor or a donor's spouse who is a life beneficiary, to revoke any contribution made to a community trust, pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Code Section 30-10-6, and the right of any cotrustee other than the donor to withdraw all of the contribution made to the account of a life beneficiary, pursuant to paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Code Section 30-10-6, neither the donor nor any cotrustee has the right to sell, assign, convey, alienate, or otherwise encumber, for consideration or otherwise, any interest in the income or the principal of a community trust. The income or the principal or any interest of any life beneficiary in the trust shall not be liable for any debt incurred by the donor or any cotrustee. The principal or income of a community trust shall not be subject to seizure by any creditor of any donor or any cotrustee under any writ or proceeding in law or in equity.     (Code 1981, §30-10-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 804, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 576, § 3.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, throughout this Code section, "Community Trust" was lower-cased and "cotrustee" was substituted for "co-trustee".   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 167 (1997).
GA Code § 30-10-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 10 - Community Trusts|§ 30-10-8. Liability of Trustees

 No trustee, cotrustee, successor cotrustee, or successor trustee serving pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall at any time be liable for any mistake of law or fact, or of both law and fact, or errors of judgment, or for any loss sustained by a community trust, or by any life beneficiary, or by any other person, except through actual fraud or willful misconduct on the part of such trustee, cotrustee, successor cotrustee, or successor trustee.    (Code 1981, §30-10-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 804, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 576, § 4.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "Community Trust" was lower-cased in one place and "cotrustee" was substituted for "co-trustee" in three places.   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 167 (1997).
GA Code § 30-10-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 10 - Community Trusts|§ 30-10-9. Distribution of Funds Upon Dissolution; Perpetuities; Restraints on Alienation; Construction of Chapter

  Upon the dissolution of any organization administering a community trust, the remaining balance of each trust account shall be distributed to other community trusts. The Attorney General may bring an action in the superior courts for the dissolution of a nonprofit organization or a community trust for the purpose of terminating the trust or merging it with another community trust.   Community trusts shall not be subject to or held to be in violation of any principle of law against perpetuities or restraints on alienation, including Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 44, the "Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities."   Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed so as to impair or limit the creation of other forms of trusts or charitable trusts, whether or not similar to community trusts permitted by this chapter.     (Code 1981, §30-10-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 804, § 2.)