| 1 | Representative Bendross-Mindingall offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 37 and 38 insert: |
| 5 | Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 409.2557, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 409.2557 State agency for administering child support |
| 8 | enforcement program.-- |
| 9 | (2)(a) The department in its capacity as the state Title |
| 10 | IV-D agency shall have the authority to take actions necessary |
| 11 | to carry out the public policy of ensuring that children are |
| 12 | maintained from the resources of their parents to the extent |
| 13 | possible. The department's authority shall include, but not be |
| 14 | limited to, the establishment of paternity or support |
| 15 | obligations, as well as the modification, enforcement, and |
| 16 | collection of support obligations. |
| 17 | (b)1. Notwithstanding s. 6, chapter 85-178, Laws of |
| 18 | Florida, as amended by s. 156, chapter 86-220, Laws of Florida, |
| 19 | any child support enforcement demonstration project created |
| 20 | under that law and still in operation on January 15, 2004, is no |
| 21 | longer considered a demonstration project but is a locally |
| 22 | administered child support enforcement program in those |
| 23 | counties. Effective July 1, 2004, the department shall enter |
| 24 | into contracts on a cost-reimbursement basis to continue the |
| 25 | funding of these operations as provided in the General |
| 26 | Appropriations Act. |
| 27 | 2. Each program must provide all services required by the |
| 28 | state's Title IV-D plan, provide all the services in accordance |
| 29 | with state and federal policies, and meet all state and federal |
| 30 | reporting requirements in a timely manner. The operations of |
| 31 | these programs are subject to review and audit by state and |
| 32 | federal officials responsible for the Title IV-D program |
| 33 | functions. |
| 34 | 3. The department may withhold funds or terminate a |
| 35 | program's contract if the program fails to comply with the |
| 36 | federal Title IV-D program requirements. |
| 37 | 4. Whether services are provided directly by the |
| 38 | department or by contractual agreement with a local agency, the |
| 39 | department shall retain responsibility for ensuring that all |
| 40 | services required by the state Title IV-D program are provided |
| 41 | in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. |
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| 43 | ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ============= |
| 44 | Remove line 4 and insert: |
| 45 | support orders; amending s. 409.2557, F.S.; providing that |
| 46 | certain child enforcement demonstration projects are no longer |
| 47 | demonstration projects, but local solutions to providing such |
| 48 | enforcement; requiring local providers of child support |
| 49 | enforcement services to comply with state and federal policies; |
| 50 | providing duties and responsibilities of the Department of |
| 51 | Revenue regarding funding and compliance monitoring of these |
| 52 | child support enforcement services; providing an effective date. |