EXCLUSION OF ABLE ACCOUNT ASSETS FROM CERTAIN BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS.
Tex. EDUC Code § 54.9065.
in effectNotwithstanding any other provision of state law that requires consideration of the financial circumstances of an applicant for assistance or a benefit provided under that law, the agency making the determination of eligibility for the assistance or benefit may not consider the amount in the applicant's ABLE account, including earnings on that amount, and any distribution for qualified disability expenses in determining the applicant's eligibility to receive and the amount of the assistance or benefit with respect to the period during which the individual maintains the ABLE account.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213 (S.B. 1664 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015.