2021 Special Committee on Child Support Enforcement and Collection

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Senate	House
Senator Carolyn McGinn, Chairperson Senator Molly Baumgardner Senator Elaine Bowers Senator Cindy Holscher Senator Alicia Straub	Representative Susan Humphries, Vice Chairperson Representative Tory Marie Arnberger Representative Leo Delperdang Representative Shannon Francis Representative Jarrod Ousley Representative Ponka-We Victors
Kansas Legislative Research Dept.	Office of Revisor of Statutes
Chardae Caine Natalie Nelson Steven Wu	Natalie Scott Jason Thompson David Wiese
Committee Assistant
Nancy Fontaine

Study Topic

The Committee is directed to:

Study child support enforcement and collection, with the objective of gaining a better understanding of the current process and contracts, as well as the impact of child support payment collections on Kansans within the system;

Review an evaluation conducted by Midwest Evaluation and Research, LLC, of the IV-D Program in 2020;

Hear testimony from the Office of the Judicial Administration; and

Hear from a Court Trustee on a non-IV-D perspective.

[Note: Provisions in 2021 SB 159 [Section 20 (b)] directed the Legislature to create an interim study committee on child support enforcement and collection.]

 

Approved Meeting Days: 2 days