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Florida Senate - 2004 SB 418
By Senator Bullard
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to child support enforcement;
3 amending s. 409.2557, F.S.; providing that
4 certain child enforcement demonstration
5 projects are no longer demonstration projects,
6 but local solutions to providing such
7 enforcement; requiring local providers of child
8 support enforcement services to comply with
9 state and federal policies; providing duties
10 and responsibilities of the Department of
11 Revenue regarding funding and compliance
12 monitoring of these child support enforcement
13 services; providing an effective date.
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 409.2557, Florida
18 Statutes, is amended to read:
19 409.2557 State agency for administering child support
20 enforcement program.--
21 (2)(a) The department in its capacity as the state
22 Title IV-D agency shall have the authority to take actions
23 necessary to carry out the public policy of ensuring that
24 children are maintained from the resources of their parents to
25 the extent possible. The department's authority shall include,
26 but not be limited to, the establishment of paternity or
27 support obligations, as well as the modification, enforcement,
28 and collection of support obligations.
29 (b) Notwithstanding chapter 85-178, Laws of Florida,
30 any child support enforcement demonstration projects created
31 under that law and still in operation on January 15, 2003, are
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1 not considered demonstration projects but are local solutions
2 to providing child support enforcement services in those
3 counties. Therefore, the department shall continue to fund
4 those operations under a cost-reimbursement contract with the
5 local providers responsible for delivering, administering, and
6 managing comprehensive child support enforcement activities in
7 those counties.
8 (c) The local provider must meet all state and federal
9 reporting requirements in a timely manner, provide all
10 services required by the state's Title IV-D state plan, and
11 provide the services in accordance with state and federal
12 policies. The operations of the local provider which pertain
13 to the provision of Title IV-D services are subject to review
14 and audit by state and federal officials responsible for the
15 Title IV-D program functions. The department may withhold
16 funds or terminate the local provider's contract if the
17 provider fails to comply with the functions and
18 responsibilities of the federal Title IV-D program.
19 (d) Regardless of whether services are provided
20 directly by the department or by contractual agreement with a
21 local agency, the department shall retain responsibility for
22 ensuring that all services required by the state Title IV-D
23 program are provided in accordance with applicable federal and
24 state laws.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Provides that certain child enforcement demonstration
projects are no longer demonstration projects, but local
4 solutions to providing such enforcement. Directs local
providers of child support enforcement services to
5 deliver all services required by the state plan and to be
in compliance with federal and state policies. Provides
6 duties and responsibilities of the Department of Revenue
regarding funding and compliance monitoring of these
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