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The Haverhill Special Education Parent Advisory Council hosts a webinar on managing a tax-advantaged savings plan at its first meeting of the school year this Wednesday.
Mary Rubenis, from the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, discusses an Achieving a Better Life Experience account, or “ABLE,” for short. An ABLE account is for someone with a disability to save for qualified expenses. It allows savings while keeping benefits, such as Social Security and Medicaid.
The free webinar takes place online, Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. To receive a link register here.
Since 1986, the Massachusetts special education law requires all public school districts to maintain a Special Education Parent Advisory Council.