Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 3271 amends provisions of the Family Code to require the office of the attorney general to share all information resources pertaining to child support collections with the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services for the purpose of collecting support for children in the care of the department.

            The act requires the attorney general's office to establish a work group composed of certain representatives of the involved agencies to facilitate the sharing of information.

            House Bill 3271 requires the department to create a division dedicated to the location of parents and relatives of children throughout the state and to employ outside contractors to increase the collection of support for children in the care of the state.