Any payment to an eligible family for the support of a person with a developmental disability constitutes a State benefit and shall not be deemed to be income for the purposes of State taxation or of determining eligibility for any income-related State benefits, but may be included in household income for purposes of 32 V.S.A. chapter 154 as provided in section 6061 of that chapter. (Added 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 13a.)