Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 421 - Human Rights Department
Chapter 25 - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT (IDA)
Rule 421-25.1 - Definitions

As used in these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Account holder" means an individual who is the owner of an individual development account.

"Administrator" means the administrator of the division of community action agencies of the Iowa department of human rights.

"Charitable contributor" means an individual, company or organization that makes a contribution through a nonprofit association described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which association makes a deposit to an individual development account and which association is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

"Division" means the division of community action agencies of the Iowa department of human rights.

"Federal poverty level" means the poverty income guidelines established annually for a calendar year and published in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

"Financial institution" means a financial institution including, but not limited to, a bank, savings and loan, or credit union approved by the division to accept individual development accounts.

"Household" means the adults related by blood, marriage or adoption, or who are unrelated but have maintained a stable family relationship together over a period of time, and individuals under 18 years of age related to the above adults by marriage, blood or adoption who are living together. "Living together" refers to domicile as evidenced by the parties' intent to maintain a home for their family and does not include a temporary visit.

"Individual contributor" means an individual who makes a deposit to an individual development account and is not the account holder or a charitable contributor.

"Individual development account" or "IDA" means an investment account which has the characteristics described in Iowa Code section 541A.2 and is operated by the operating organization.

"Individual development account state match fund" means the fund established in the state treasury under the authority of the division into which are deposited funds for payment to operating organizations for state match payments to individual investment accounts and administrative costs to implement the individual investment account program.

"Minor account holder" means an account holder who is younger than 18 years of age.

"Operating organization" means an entity selected by the division for involvement in operating individual development accounts directed to the eligible target population.

"Source of principal" means any of the following sources of a deposit:

1. Deposits made by the account holder.

2. Deposits of state match payments.

3. Deposits of individual development account moneys that are transferred from another individual development account holder. The moneys transferred from another individual development account shall be considered to be a deposit of principal made by the account holder.

4. Deposits made on behalf of the account holder by an individual contributor or a charitable contributor.