Oklahoma Code § 56-256

Title 56. Poor Persons: Individual development account (IDA) - Matching funds
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A.  An individual who is a resident of this state may submit an
application to open an individual development account to a fiduciary
organization approved by the Department of Human Services pursuant
to the provisions of Section 5 of this act.  Such application shall
be made upon a form prescribed by the Department.  The fiduciary
organization shall approve the application only if the individual
has gross household income from all sources for the calendar year

preceding the year in which the application is made which does not
exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level.
B.  An individual opening an IDA shall be required to enter into
an IDA agreement with the fiduciary organization.  Not more than one
individual from a single household may open an IDA.
C.  The fiduciary organization shall be responsible for
coordinating arrangements between the individual and a financial
institution to open the individual's IDA.
D.  Each fiduciary organization shall provide written
notification to each of its eligible IDA account holders of the
amount of matching funds provided by the Department pursuant to the
provisions of subsection C of Section 5 of this act to which each
such IDA account holder is entitled.  Such notification shall be
made at such intervals as the fiduciary organization deems
appropriate, but shall be required to be made at least once each
calendar year.  The amount of such matching funds for each IDA
account holder shall be as follows:
1.  For an IDA account holder who had gross household income
from all sources for the preceding calendar year less than or equal
to one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level, One
Dollar ($1.00) for each dollar contributed to the IDA by the IDA
account holder during the preceding calendar year.  The amount of
such matching funds shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
per IDA account holder per year;
2.  For an IDA account holder who had gross household income
from all sources for the preceding calendar year of more than one
hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level but less than or
equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the federal poverty
level, seventy-five cents ($0.75) for each dollar contributed to the
IDA by the IDA account holder during the preceding calendar year.
The amount of such matching funds shall not exceed Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) per IDA account holder per year; and
3.  For an IDA account holder who had gross household income
from all sources for the preceding calendar year of more than one
hundred fifty percent (150%) of the federal poverty level but less
than or equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty
level, fifty cents ($0.50) for each dollar contributed to the IDA by
the IDA account holder during the preceding calendar year.  The
amount of such matching funds shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) per IDA account holder per year.
If the amount provided by the Department pursuant to the
provisions of subsection C of Section 5 of this act is insufficient
to disburse the maximum amounts specified in this subsection,
amounts of disbursements shall be reduced proportionally based upon
available funds.  If the amount provided by the Department pursuant
to the provisions of subsection C of Section 5 of this act is in
excess of the amount required to disburse the maximum amounts

specified in this subsection, such excess funds shall be returned to
the Department and deposited to the Individual Development Account
Revolving Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of
this act.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit or
limit a fiduciary organization from providing matching funds from
sources other than the Department to its IDA account holder on such
terms and under such conditions as it deems appropriate.
E.  If an IDA account holder has gross household income from all
sources for a calendar year which exceeds two hundred percent (200%)
of the federal poverty level, the IDA account holder shall not be
eligible to receive funds pursuant to the provisions of subsection D
of this section in the following year.

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