The purpose of the proposed amendment of Rule 12E-1.012, F.A.C. (Consumer Reporting Agencies) is to update the criteria for reporting past-due support to consumer reporting agencies by changing the delinquent support criterion and adding new ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Division of Child Support Enforcement

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

12E-1.012Consumer Reporting Agencies

12E-1.023Suspension of Driver License; Suspension of Motor Vehicle Registration

12E-1.030Administrative Establishment of Child Support Obligations

12E-1.036Administrative Establishment of Paternity and Support Obligations

12E-1.037Notification to Withhold Support from Reemployment Assistance

12E-1.039Request for Services

12E-1.040Intergovernmental Forms

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed amendment of Rule 12E-1.012, F.A.C. (Consumer Reporting Agencies) is to update the criteria for reporting past-due support to consumer reporting agencies by changing the delinquent support criterion and adding new criteria, and to adjust the time allowed for informal reviews, including an additional five days for mailing.

The effect of the amendment is to amend the criteria for reporting past-due support to consumer reporting agencies, to adjust the delinquent support amount criterion, add new criteria, and to clarify the time frame associated with the informal review process.

The purpose of the proposed amendment of Rule 12E-1.023, F.A.C. (Suspension of Driver License; Suspension of Motor Vehicle Registration), is to provide additional criteria for initiating an action to suspend a parent’s driver license, including a delinquent support criterion, and to clarify the conditions when the Program terminates a pending suspension action or reinstates a suspended driver license.

The effect of the amendment is to add new criteria for initiating license suspensions, including a delinquent support amount criterion, and to clarify the license reinstatement process. The rule specifies the suspension criteria and reinstatement conditions that apply to suspending a license for non-payment of support, and distinguishes them from the suspension criteria and reinstatement conditions that apply when the license suspension or reinstatement is for failure to comply with a subpoena or order relating to a paternity or support proceeding.

The purpose of creating proposed Rule 12E-1.030, F.A.C. (Administrative Establishment of Child Support Obligations), is to inform the public of how the Department establishes administrative support orders. The purpose of this rule development is to notify the public of this proposed rule creation.

The effect of creating the proposed rule is to provide the public with the steps used by the Department when it seeks to administratively establish a child support child support obligations as well as the rights and responsibilities of the parties involved in an administrative support obligation.

The purpose of the proposed amendment to Rule 12E-1.036, F.A.C. (Administrative Establishment of Paternity and Support Obligations), is to align the rule with the current process used by the Department for administrative establishment of support in Rule 12E-1.030 (Administrative Establishment of Child Support Obligations. The amendment updates the rule for how the alleged father may opt-out of the administrative process, how the Department calculates support obligations for support orders, and updates information about how the Department determines cooperation for the mother.

The effect of the amendment is to clarify the alleged father’s right to opt-out of the administrative process, to clarify how the Department determines support obligations, and to clarify what actions constitute cooperation with this process.

The purpose of creating proposed Rule 12E-1.037, F.A.C. (Notification to Withhold Support from Reemployment Assistance), is to describe the process used to implement the requirement in section 443.051, Florida Statutes, to notify the Department of Economic Opportunity to withhold support payments from the reemployment assistance (formerly known as unemployment compensation) of parents who owe support obligations.

The effect of creating proposed Rule 12E-1.037, F.A.C., is to define the term “support obligations” as used in the rule, describe how the Department uses data received from the Department of Economic Opportunity, provide a limit for the amount to be withheld from a parent’s reemployment assistance, provide for refunding withheld amounts that exceed a parent’s total support obligation, provide for adjusting future withholdings to avoid excess withholding, and describe how the Department of Revenue allocates a withheld amount among cases when a parent who owes support has more than one case with a support obligation.

The purpose of proposed Rule 12E-1.039, F.A.C. (Request for Services), is to establish standards for applications and public assistance referrals for Title IV-D services. The purpose of this rule development is to notify the public of this proposed rule.

The effect of the proposed rule is to define who is eligible to receive services, how to apply for services and the information that must be provided. The proposed rule also addresses how applications and public assistance referrals for child support services are reviewed and processed by the Child Support Program,

The purpose of creating proposed Rule 12E-1.040, F.A.C. (Intergovernmental Forms), is to incorporate by reference federally approved forms General Testimony (CS-IS21) and the Affidavit in Support of Establishing Paternity (CS-IS26) used in intergovernmental cases.

The effect of creating proposed Rule 12E-1.040, F.A.C., is to provide the forms the department will use to in intergovernmental cases. The General Testimony (CS-IS21) form will be used to obtain a sworn statement about the information and facts of the case from a person seeking establishment of paternity, support, or paternity and support. The Affidavit in Support of Establishing Paternity (CS-IS26) form will be used to obtain a paternity affidavit from a person seeking establishment of paternity or paternity and support.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject of this notice of proposed rule development is to amend the rules for reporting past-due support to consumer reporting agencies and for suspending driver licenses, and to introduce a new rule for withholding support from reemployment assistance.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 61.1354(5), 61.14(1)(c), 120.54(6), 409.2557, 409.2557(3)(h), 409.2557(3)(i) 409.2557(3)(p), 409.256(17), 409.2563(7)(e), 409.2563(16) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 61.1354, 322.058, 409.256, 409.2563, 409.2567, 443.051 FS., 45 CFR 303.7(a)(4)

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: 2450 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Building One, Room 1220 and 1221, Tallahassee, Florida

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Bobby York at [phone] If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Bobby York, Government Analyst II, Child Support Program, Department of Revenue, 2450 Shumard Oak Blvd., Suite 2-4454, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0184, telephone: [phone], email: [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Published on the Department’s Internet site at floridarevenue.com/dor/rules.