SB15-012 Summary

• Effective January 1, 2017, counties must pay TANF-eligible families the full amount of current child support collections rather than just state and county shares, once automated systems can manage the distribution.

• Child support pass-through payments are excluded from grant calculation but counted as income for eligibility determination purposes.

• The state department may annually appropriate funds to reimburse counties for 50 percent of child support collections and the federal government for its share when systems are capable of managing the pass-through.

• If full fiscal year reimbursement is not appropriated, the state must modify automated systems so child support is not passed through, though counties may voluntarily implement it using their own resources.

• The bill appropriates $315,509 for fiscal year 2015-16 ($277,522 for system changes and $37,987 for contractor costs) to modify the automated child support enforcement system.