Dear Council ED,
NACDD continues to work on implementation of the ABLE Act, in partnership with the National Disability Institute (NDI). We wanted to provide an
update of where we are in terms of implementation, and activities that can be undertaken in both states that have passed legislation, and states that are still working towards passing legislation. Attached to this email, you will find a checklist of possible
activities that can be undertaken at the state level to work on implementation of ABLE.
Annual Conference Information: Need Proposals on ABLE Act Implementation
For those that will be attending
NACDD’s annual conference, NACDD will be having a plenary session titled “Implementing Federal Policies At Home,” and that session will be followed by concurrent session specifically focused on ABLE Act implementation. Chris Rodriguez, Senior
Policy Advisor at the National Disability Institute will be speaking at these sessions. I am still looking to identify 1-2 Councils and/or self-advocates who are undertaking work to implement ABLE that could be helpful to other Councils. Please fill out the
conference proposal form at
http://www.nacdd.org/uploads/2015_NACDD_Conference_Call_for_Papers.pdf, and send to both me and Sonia
by June 11th.
Current Status
To our knowledge:
The following states have passed ABLE- related legislation: AR, CO, DE, FL, HI, KS, LA, MD, MA, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, ND, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV
The following states are still considering ABLE- related legislation: AL, AK, CA, CT, IL, IA, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, VT, WI
Federal Regulations
We are hopeful that Treasury may release regulations by the end of the year, and possibly as soon as this summer.
As always, feel free to be in touch with any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Cindy Smith, MS, CAS, JD
Director of Public Policy
National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
1825 K Street, NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
202-506-5813 ext 104
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