Summary


The proposed amendment to Rule 12E-1.012, F.A.C. (Consumer Reporting Agencies), substantially rewords the rule which establishes how the Department initiates an action to report a parent’s past-due support to consumer reporting agencies. The proposed amendment to Rule 12E-1.023, F.A.C. (Suspension of Driver License; Suspension of Motor Vehicle Registration), substantially rewords the rule which establishes how the Department initiates suspension and reinstatement of driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations related to nonpayment of child support, and failure to comply with a subpoena or order in a paternity or support proceeding. The proposed creation of Rule 12E-1.030, F.A.C. (Administrative Establishment of Child Support Obligations), establishes how the Department administratively establishes child support obligations when it is providing services under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The proposed amendment to Rule 12E-1.036, F.A.C. (Administrative Establishment of Paternity and Support Obligations), is to align the rule with Rule 12E-1.030 (Administrative Establishment of Child Support Obligations. 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 purpose of creating 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 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 proposed rules and amendments adopt, by reference, technical and administrative changes to forms currently used to administer child support services, as well as promulgate several forms for the first time.