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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 610 (Jones-Sawyer) - Child support:  suspension of support  
          order
          
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          |Version: July 16, 2015          |Policy Vote: JUD. 7 - 0         |
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          |Urgency: Yes                    |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 27, 2015   |Consultant: Jolie Onodera       |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015


          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 610, an urgency measure, would until January 1,  
          2020, specify that the suspension of a child support order  
          occurs by operation of law for any period exceeding 90  
          consecutive days in which an obligor is incarcerated or  
          involuntarily institutionalized, subject to specified  
          exceptions. This bill would require the Department of Child  
          Support Services (DCSS) and the Judicial Council to evaluate the  
          effectiveness of the administrative adjustment process and  
          report to the Legislature by January 1, 2019.


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
            Forms and legislative report  :  Minor and absorbable one-time  
            costs to the Judicial Council and the DCSS to develop the  
            required forms, evaluate the process and report to the  







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            Legislature, as specified, on or before January 1, 2019.
            LCSA administration  :  Potential minor to moderate increase in  
            local child support agency (LCSA) administrative costs  
            (Federal Funds/General Fund) to comply with the bill's  
            provisions.
            CalWORKs impact  :  Minor, if any, loss of child support payment  
            revenue to offset CalWORKs program costs, as only those  
            obligors who do not have the means to pay support will have  
            their child support orders automatically suspended.


          Author  
          Amendments:  
                 Clarify that the local child support agency (LCSA) may  
               adjust orders specifically for those cases in which  
               suspension is required by operation of law.


                 Clarify that only the payments towards interest on any  
               arrears balance that existed prior to incarceration is  
               suspended and that interest on said arrears balance will  
               continue to accrue as required by law. 


                 Delete the provision specifying that to the extent the  
               LCSA is enforcing a child support order under federal law,  
               as specified, the bill's provisions apply to an order of  
               modification issued on or after July 1, 2011.


                 Make other technical changes.




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