92_HR0284

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  Child  support  collection,  disbursement,  and
 3    enforcement duties were  transferred  to  the  Department  of
 4    Public  Aid,  and in October 1999 the State Disbursement Unit
 5    assumed disbursement duties; and

 6        WHEREAS, Due to the lack of  an  independent  centralized
 7    agency  whose sole purpose is the establishment, enforcement,
 8    and disbursement of child support in a timely  and  efficient
 9    manner,   numerous   complaints   and  problems  have  arisen
10    regarding the timeliness  and  accuracy  of  collections  and
11    disbursements; and

12        WHEREAS,  Child  support  is a necessary component in the
13    finances of a rising number of households  in  the  State  of
14    Illinois, and the lack of support forces custodial parents to
15    apply for or remain on public assistance; and

16        WHEREAS,  Child  support  requires the complete attention
17    and  focus  of  the  agency  charged   with   child   support
18    establishment,  collection,  disbursement,  and  enforcement,
19    because  the Department of Public Aid is also responsible for
20    programs including KidCare and Medicaid; therefore, be it

21        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
22    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23    the   House  Task  Force  on  Child  Support  Collection  and
24    Enforcement is created, to consist of 10 members, appointed 5
25    each by the Speaker of the House of Representatives  and  the
26    Minority  Leader  of  the House of Representatives; and be it
27    further

28        RESOLVED, That the task force shall explore, via hearings
29    any other reasonable methods conducted during the  summer  of
30    2001,  the  possibility of creating an independent agency for
31    the collection and enforcement  of  child  support  that  can
 
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 1    efficiently  and  aggressively  administer  and  execute  the
 2    establishment,  collection,  disbursement, and enforcement of
 3    child support; and be it further

 4        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution  be  transmitted
 5    to the Director of Public Aid.