(20 ILCS 4065/5)
Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that investments in children's education, homeownership, and small business development and entrepreneurship are made possible by family savings, but the family savings rate is at the lowest level since the Great Depression. Illinois has the lowest homeownership rate in the Midwest. Fewer than a third of Illinois households have a checking account, and fewer than 60% have a savings account. The rising cost of post-secondary education decreases access to higher education for low-income and moderate-income Illinoisans, and post-secondary education is beyond the reach of many Illinois families. Increasing the number of Illinois families saving for post-secondary education for their children will increase the number of children who will attain higher education, and increased educational attainment levels will generate a more competitive workforce, more jobs and innovation, more savings and investment, stronger communities, and a thriving State economy. The General Assembly also finds that a savings program tied to financial education can improve family financial responsibility and encourage saving for education, homeownership, small business, and entrepreneurship.
(Source: P.A. 95-358, eff. 8-23-07.)
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