Texas Family Code

§ 231.0011 — DEVELOPMENT OF STATEWIDE INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR CHILD SUPPORT, MEDICAL SUPPORT, AND DENTAL SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

FA § 231.0011Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part D. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES · Ch. 231. TITLE IV-D SERVICES · Art. A. ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM

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(a)The Title IV-D agency shall have final approval authority on any contract or proposal for delivery of Title IV-D services under this section and in coordination with the Texas Judicial Council, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, and state, county, and local officials, shall develop and implement a statewide integrated system for child support, medical support, and dental support enforcement, employing federal, state, local, and private resources to:

(1)unify child support registry functions;

(2)record and track all child support orders entered in the state;

(3)establish an automated enforcement process which will use delinquency monitoring, billing, and other enforcement techniques to ensure the payment of current support;

(4)incorporate existing enforcement resources into the system to obtain maximum benefit from state and federal funding; and

(5)ensure accountability for all participants in the process, including state, county, and local officials, private contractors, and the judiciary.

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2018. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2018. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 175 (S.B. 285), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.