Section 17314 Of Article 3. Director Of Child Support Services From California Family Law Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Subject to the State Civil Service Act (Part 2
(commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the
Government Code), the director shall appoint any assistants and other
employees that are necessary for the administration of the affairs
of the department and shall prescribe their duties and, subject to
the approval of the Department of Finance, fix their salaries.
(b) As the director adopts a plan for a local child support agency
to assume responsibility for child support enforcement activities in
any county served by a district attorney pursuant to Section 17304,
the director shall hire a sufficient number of regional state
administrators to oversee the local child support agencies to ensure
compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations. The
regions shall be divided based on the total caseload of each local
child support agency. The responsibilities of the regional state
administrators shall include all of the following:
(1) Conducting regular and comprehensive site visits to the local
child support agencies assigned to their region and preparing
quarterly reports to be submitted to the department. The local child
support agencies shall fully cooperate with all reasonable requests
made by the regional state administrators, including providing all
requested data on the local child support agency's program.
(2) Notifying a local child support agency of any potential or
actual noncompliance with any state or federal law or regulation by
the agency and working with the local child support agency to develop
an immediate plan to ensure compliance.
(3) Participating in program monitoring teams as set forth in
subdivision (c) of Section 17602.
(4) Participating in meetings with all regional state
administrators and the director on at least a monthly basis to
promote statewide uniformity as to the functions and structure of the
local child support agencies. The regional state administrators may
recommend proposals for approval and adoption by the director to
achieve this goal.
(5) Responding to requests for management or technical assistance
regarding program operations by local child support agencies.