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2020 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Governor Northam
Increase ABLEnow Program Appropriation

Item 491 #3g

Item 491 #3g

First Year - FY2021 Second Year - FY2022
Independent Agencies
Virginia College Savings Plan FY2021 $1,250,000 FY2022 $1,250,000 NGF

Language
Page 473, line 29, strike "$33,683,169" and insert "$34,933,169".
Page 473, line 29, strike "$34,834,735" and insert "$36,084,735".

Page 473, line 38, strike "$1,124,919" and "$1,124,919" and insert:

"$2,374,919" and "$2,374,919".



Explanation

(This amendment increases the nongeneral fund appropriation for the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLEnow) Program. This program allows individuals with disabilities to establish federally tax-advantaged accounts to fund qualified disability expenses including; education, housing, transportation, employment training and support, assistive technology and related services, health, prevention and wellness, financial management and administrative services, legal fees, expenses for oversight and monitoring, funeral and burial, and basic living expenses. This increase will help expand participation in the program by building awareness of the ABLEnow program among a wide cross section of disability communities.)