Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 529 amends the Family Code to prohibit a child support obligor who is more than six months delinquent in paying child support from receiving state-funded or state-administered student financial assistance that is paid directly to the obligor. The bill provides an exception for an obligor who submits to the comptroller a sworn affidavit stating that the obligor is current on child support payments and a written statement that the obligor has made a request to the Title IV-D agency to correct any errors in the obligor's payment records. The bill also provides that an obligor ineligible to receive the assistance remains ineligible until all arrearages have been paid or the obligor is in compliance with a repayment agreement or court order regarding the delinquency.