07 LC 33
1686
Senate
Bill 42
By:
Senators Harp of the 29th, Thomas of the 54th and Tolleson of the 20th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the "Child Support Recovery Act," so as to authorize the
Department of Human Resources to impose fees on child support collections; to
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 11 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the "Child Support Recovery Act," is amended in Code Section 19-11-6,
relating to enforcement of child support payments and alimony for public
assistance recipients, by adding a new subsection to read as
follows:
"(f)
The IV-D agency shall be authorized to impose reasonable fees to recover its
costs and to deduct such fees from child support collections, including, but not
limited to, fees imposed pursuant to the federal Social Security
Act."
SECTION
2.
Said
article is further amended in Code Section 19-11-8 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to the duty of the Department of Human Resources to
enforce child support of an abandoned minor public assistance recipient, by
adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(e)
The IV-D agency shall be authorized to impose reasonable fees to recover its
costs and to deduct such fees from child support collections, including, but not
limited to, fees imposed pursuant to the federal Social Security
Act."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.