Section 69-A. Interest to be paid and collected on all deposits of public moneys amounting to one thousand dollars or more  


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  • Within twenty days of
      the taking effect of this section, interest  shall  be  required  to  be
      paid,  if  not  already  so  provided  by law, on all deposits of public
      moneys amounting to one thousand dollars or more made by a state,  local
      or other public officer or employee for or on behalf of the state or the
      county,   city,   town,   village,   school  district  or  other  public
      instrumentality or for or on  behalf  of  any  pension  system  or  fund
      maintained  by  law for any of the employees of the state, county, city,
      town, village, school district or other public instrumentality,  as  the
      case may be, to which such moneys belong.  Within twenty days after this
      section  takes  effect  and, in the case of public officers or employees
      hereafter elected or appointed within twenty days  after  entering  upon
      the duties of his office or employment, every public officer or employee
      charged  with  the  care  and  custody of public moneys and/or of moneys
      entrusted to his care and custody by virtue of his office or  employment
      shall  agree with the depositary thereof upon the rate of interest to be
      paid thereon and such rate of interest shall thereupon and thereafter be
      paid by said depositary at such time or times as shall be  agreed  upon.
      All  interest  on such deposits shall be accounted for by the depositing
      officer or employee in the same manner as other moneys received by  such
      officer or employee by virtue of his office or employment.
        Nothing  contained  in this section or in any other general or special
      law shall authorize, enable or require any state, local or other  public
      officer  or employee, to demand or require of any banking corporation or
      private banker, any agreement to pay, or payment of, interest  upon  any
      deposit  of  public  moneys  or any deposit made for or on behalf of the
      state or the county, city,  town,  village,  school  district  or  other
      public  instrumentality, board, agency or authority, or for or on behalf
      of any pension system or fund maintained by law for any of the employees
      of the state, county, city, town,  village,  school  district  or  other
      public  board, agency, instrumentality or authority, as the case may be,
      if payment of interest upon any such deposit is at the  time  prohibited
      by state or federal law or by any regulation of either the banking board
      of  this  state,  or  of  the  board of governors of the federal reserve
      system, or of the board of directors of the  Federal  Deposit  Insurance
      Corporation.