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IN HB1406
Bill
Status
3/19/2018
Primary Sponsor
Peggy Mayfield
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AI Summary
HEA 1406 Summary
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Effective July 1, 2018, the bill modifies child support enforcement procedures including license suspension/probation timelines and notice requirements for obligors delinquent on child support obligations across multiple licensing boards and agencies.
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Authorizes the child support bureau and circuit court clerks to recoup child support overpayments resulting from incorrect distribution, fraudulent activity, or accounting errors, excluding voluntary overpayments.
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Clarifies that noncash child support payments must be paid to the state central collection unit, while cash payments may be accepted by circuit court clerks; requires annual support fees of $55 per calendar year.
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Streamlines paternity action procedures by allowing (rather than requiring) the department to refer cases to prosecuting attorneys and eliminating the requirement that the department sign paternity petitions as the child's next friend.
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Directs the legislative council to study the adequacy and estimated costs of the statewide computer system used by the Department of Child Services to monitor child support receipt and disbursement.
Legislative Description
Department of child services. Provides for the collection of certain past due annual support fees by the child support bureau (bureau) and the clerk of the circuit court. Allows the bureau to collect child support payments made in cash. Allows the bureau and the clerk of the circuit court to recoup certain child support overpayments. Specifies the duties of a licensing authority when imposing sanctions and penalties against a licensee or permit holder with a child support delinquency who is the subject of an order issued by the bureau. Repeals a requirement that an individual determined to be eligible for
Last Action
Public Law 150
3/19/2018