BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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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