An audit by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts found that the Alabama Family Trust Board, the state body responsible for overseeing supplemental-needs trusts for individuals with disabilities, had violated state law regarding board vacancies and public meeting requirements.
The Board also oversees the Alabama Family Trust Corporation and its related trusts, which allow families to set aside funds to supplement, rather than replace, government benefits for individuals with mental or physical impairments.
Beneficiaries often rely on the trust to pay for services or needs that are not covered by government programs. The Board also administers the Alabama Family Trust Charitable Trust, which provides additional support in cases where individual trust funds are insufficient…