RI S2126

Eliminates the mandatory requirement that parents or caretaker relatives cooperate with the Department of Human Services in establishing paternity and enforcing child support and medical support orders to qualify for childcare assistance under the Rhode Island Works Program

Makes access to the state's Office of Child Support Services voluntary rather than mandatory for families applying for childcare assistance

Parents may still voluntarily use child support services for establishing parentage, child support orders, medical orders, and enforcement, but refusal will no longer disqualify them from childcare benefits

Takes effect immediately upon passage