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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 21
Author: Davis (D)
Amended: 8/7/12 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 8/16/12
SUBJECT : Family law: Child Support Awareness Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution makes findings regarding
Californias child support services program and the
importance of child support to children and families, and
declares August 2012 as Child Support Awareness Month.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. The mission of the California Department of Child
Support Services is to enhance the well-being of
children and the self-sufficiency of families by
providing professional services to locate parents,
establish paternity, and establish and enforce orders
for financial and medical support.
2. California's child support services program works with
parents, whether they are paying or receiving child
support, to ensure that children and families receive
court-ordered financial and medical support.
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3. Child support services are available to the public
through a network of 51 county and regional child
support agencies. County professionals work very hard
to ensure that the children in the program can rely on
their parents for the financial and medical support that
they need to be healthy and successful.
4. Child support collections in California increased by $37
million in the state fiscal year ending in June 2011,
with the total distributed collections at $2.3 billion.
Of that $2.3 billion, $1.8 billion was distributed
directly to families, and $500 million was distributed
to the state and federal government for recoupment of
public assistance and foster care expenses.
5. Child support is an effective investment in California's
future. The child support program increases family
self-sufficiency, reduces child poverty, and has a
positive effect on children's educational achievement.
Nationally, one in four children are served by child
support programs.
6. The focus in 2012 of Child Support Awareness Month is
the very important role of parents in creating a
positive environment for their children. Child support
provides security, instills confidence, maintains trust,
and helps to make childhood dreams come true.
7. During the month of August 2012, parents who have fallen
behind in making their child support payments are
encouraged to drop by their local child support agency
to make a payment, seek modification of their child
support order, obtain a repayment plan, and find out
whether they qualify for a compromise on an overdue
balance.
This resolution proclaims the month of August 2012 as Child
Support Awareness Month, and encourages all Californians to
recognize the importance of child support to the happiness
and security of our children.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
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RJG:k 8/28/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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