SB 0100 Summary

• Amends the Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act to comprehensively revise child support enforcement procedures, including income withholding, arrearage collection, and license suspension mechanisms.

• Establishes a surcharge system for past-due support payments calculated semiannually (January 1 and July 1) at 1% plus the average 5-year Treasury note rate, applicable to friend of the court cases where willful non-payment occurs.

• Authorizes suspension of occupational, driver's, and recreational licenses when arrearages exceed 2 months of periodic support payments and income withholding is unsuccessful or inapplicable.

• Caps total income withholding at 50% of disposable earnings across all support orders and requires the state disbursement unit to centralize receipt and disbursement of support payments.

• Creates a mechanism for payers to request court-approved payment plans to discharge or abate arrearages, with court discretion to impose additional conditions such as participation in work programs, counseling, or parenting classes.