The Arc of Southern Maryland consumers and staff and People on the Go of Calvert County members were on hand as Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signs HB431, the Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. It requires the College Savings Plans of Maryland Board to establish the Maryland ABLE Program to help promote financial savings to support individuals with disabilities in maintaining health, independence, and quality of life; renaming the College Savings Plans of Maryland Board to be the Maryland 529 Board; requiring the Board to work in consultation with the Department of Disabilities regarding the Maryland ABLE Program; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.