Sec. 54.917. ABLE PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The ABLE program advisory committee is established to review rules and procedures related to the ABLE program, to provide guidance, suggest changes, and make recommendations for the administration of the program, and to provide assistance as needed to the board and comptroller during the creation of the program.
(b) The comptroller shall appoint at least five and not more than seven members to the advisory committee, including at least one member from each of the following groups:
(1) persons with a disability who qualify for the program;
(2) family members of a person with a disability who qualifies for the program;
(3) representatives of disability advocacy organizations; and
(4) representatives of the financial community.
(c) The comptroller shall appoint a presiding officer.
(d) The advisory committee shall meet quarterly or more frequently as the presiding officer determines is necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the committee.
(e) A member of the advisory committee is not entitled to compensation or reimbursement for travel expenses.
(f) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to this section.
(g) This section expires and the advisory committee is abolished December 1, 2019.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015.
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