Assembly Bill A1425

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates the personal development account program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1425 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Banks
Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7 ยงยง300 - 300-k, Bank L

2009-A1425 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the personal development account program; provides that the purpose of the program is to provide individuals with an opportunity to build their assets; provides that contributions by eligible individuals into personal development accounts are matched to a certain amount by qualified financial institutions or qualified not-for-profit organizations; provides that such institutions or organizations are given a tax credit to offset the costs associated with the implementation of this program.

2009-A1425 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1425

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Banks

AN  ACT  to  amend the banking law, in relation to establishing personal
  development account programs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  banking  law is amended by adding a new article 7 to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE VII
                  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAMS
SECTION 300.   SHORT TITLE.
        300-A. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
        300-B. DEFINITIONS.
        300-C. STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION OF QUALIFIED PERSONAL DEVEL-
                 OPMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAMS.
        300-D. PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT AND
                 QUALIFYING FOR MATCHING FUNDS.
        300-E. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS.
        300-F. DEPOSITS  BY  QUALIFIED  PERSONAL   DEVELOPMENT   ACCOUNT
                 PROGRAMS.
        300-G. WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURES.
        300-H. CERTIFICATION   AND  TERMINATION  OF  QUALIFIED  PERSONAL
                 DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAMS.
        300-I. REPORTING, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION.
        300-J. FUNDS IN PARALLEL ACCOUNTS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS DISRE-
                 GARDED  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  CERTAIN  MEANS-TESTED  STATE
                 PROGRAMS.
        300-K. DESIGNATION  OF  EARNED  INCOME  TAX  CREDIT PAYMENTS FOR
                 DEPOSIT INTO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00299-01-9
              

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