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. (a) For purposes of this article:
(1) "Child support delinquency" means a delinquency defined in
subdivision (c) of Section 17500.
(2) "Earnings" shall include the items described in Section 5206.
(b) (1) When a delinquency is submitted to the department pursuant
to subdivision (c) of Section 17500, the amount of the child support
delinquency shall be collected by the department in any manner
authorized under state or federal law.
(2) Any compensation, fee, commission, expense, or any other fee
for service incurred by the department in the collection of a child
support delinquency authorized under this article shall not be an
obligation of, or collected from, the obligated parent.
(c) (1) The department may return or allow a local child support
agency to retain a child support delinquency for a specified purpose
for collection where the department determines that the return or
retention of the delinquency for the purpose so specified will
enhance the collectibility of the delinquency. The department shall
establish a process whereby a local child support agency may request
and shall be allowed to withdraw, rescind, or otherwise recall the
submittal of an account that has been submitted.
(2) If an obligor is disabled, meets the federal Supplemental
Security Income resource test, and is receiving Supplemental Security
Income/State Supplementary Payments (SSI/SSP), or, but for excess
income as described in Section 416.1100 and following of Part 416 of
Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations, would be eligible to
receive as SSI/SSP, pursuant to Section 12200 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, and the obligor has supplied the local child
support agency with proof of his or her eligibility for, and, if
applicable, receipt of, SSI/SSP or Social Security Disability
Insurance benefits, then the child support delinquency shall not be
referred to the department for collection, and, if referred, shall be
withdrawn, rescinded, or otherwise recalled from the department by
the local child support agency. The department shall not take any
collection action, or if the local child support agency has already
taken collection action, shall cease collection actions in the case
of a disabled obligor when the delinquency is withdrawn, rescinded,
or otherwise recalled by the local child support agency in accordance
with the process established as described in paragraph (1).
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that when the California
Child Support Automation System (CCSAS) is fully operational, any
statutes that should be modified based upon the status of the system
shall be revised. During the development and implementation of CCSAS,
the department, as the Title IV-D agency, may, through appropriate
interagency agreement, delegate any and all of the functions or
procedures specified in this article to the Franchise Tax Board. The
Franchise Tax Board shall perform those functions or procedures as
specified in Sections 19271 to 19275, inclusive, of the Revenue and
Taxation Code until such time as the director, by letter to the
executive officer of the Franchise Tax Board, revokes such delegation
of Title IV-D functions. Sections 19271 to 19275, inclusive, of the
Revenue and Taxation Code shall be effective for these purposes until
the revocation of delegation to the Franchise Tax Board.
(e) Consistent with the development and implementation of the
California Child Support Automation System (CCSAS), the Franchise Tax
Board and the department shall enter into a letter of agreement and
an interagency agreement whereby the department shall assume
responsibility for collection of child support delinquencies and the
Financial Institution Data Match System as set forth in this article.
The letter of agreement and interagency agreement shall, at a
minimum, set forth all of the following:
(1) Contingent upon the enactment of the Budget Act, and staffing
authorization from the Department of Finance and the Department of
Human Resources, the department shall assume responsibility for
leadership and staffing of the collection of child support
delinquencies and the Financial Institution Data Match System.
(2) All employees and other personnel who staff or provide support
for the collection of child support delinquencies and the Financial
Institution Data Match System at the Franchise Tax Board shall become
the employees of the department at their existing or equivalent
classification, salaries, and benefits.
(3) Any other provisions necessary to ensure continuity of
function and meet or exceed existing levels of service, including,
but not limited to, agreements for continued use of automated systems
used by the Franchise Tax Board to locate child support obligors and
their assets.