2SSB 5591 — Providing dependent youth with financial education and support.

What this bill does

Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to develop a program to provide dependent youth ages 14 and up with the opportunity to open a private, self-controlled bank account. Requires the DCYF to deposit a minimum of $25 per month into a dependent youth's bank account from the time the account is opened until the dependency ends.

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Floor votes

• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2024
  28 yea · 20 nay · 1 not voting

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