Individual development accounts shall only be established for one of the following purposes:
(1) the costs of education or job training;
- (A) Education costs for an account holder are all costs which are necessary for the enrollment and successful completion of a program of education, as defined in subdivision (10) of section 31-51ddd-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, including but not limited to tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment.
- (B) Job training costs for an account holder are all costs which are necessary for the enrollment and successful completion of a job training program, including but not limited to tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment.
- (2) the costs of purchasing a home as the account holder's primary residence, which costs shall not exceed one hundred-twenty percent of the average area purchase price applicable to such residence, and may include but not be limited to the costs of acquiring, constructing, or reconstructing a residence, including any usual or reasonable settlement, financing, or other closing costs;
- (3) the participation in or development of a new or existing entrepreneurial activity for which a business plan has been developed with the direct or indirect assistance of the community-based organization.
- (4) the purchase of an automobile for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining employment; or
- (5) the purchase of a lease deposit on the account holder's primary residence.
(Adopted effective October 1, 2002)