(a) Notwithstanding a contrary provision of law, a state agency may not consider a program account amount in this or another state when determining the eligibility of the designated beneficiary of the program account to receive state assistance or state benefits or when determining the amount of state assistance or state benefits to be received by the designated beneficiary of the program account.
(b) In this section, “program account amount” means a contribution to a program account, earnings on the contribution, or a distribution for a qualified expense.