CHAPTER 4

H.P. 27 - L.D. 24

An Act To Provide for the Efficient Administration of

Family Development Accounts

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1079, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 417, §17 and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

1. Committee membership. The committee consists of 12 members as follows:

A. Four members appointed by the Governor, including one representative of the Maine State Housing Authority, one representative of the Department of Health and Human Services and 2 representatives of financial institutions participating in the program;

B. Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including one person who is an account holder or is eligible to be an account holder, 2 representatives of contributors of matching funds to the program and one representative of a community development organization; and

C. Four members appointed by the President of the Senate, including one representative of a contributor of matching funds to the program, one representative of a statewide community development foundation, one person who is an account holder or is eligible to be an account holder and one representative of a community development organization.