SRC-AAA S.B. 1377 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1377
By: Ellis
Jurisprudence
4-3-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, there is no program which places child support matters on the
Internet or other methods of publicly disseminating child support matters.
This bill would require certain child support matters 
to be placed on the Internet and other public methods of dissemination.
Additionally, this bill provides for rewards for  information which leads
to the collection of child support owed by a person in arrears.   

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1377 provides that certain child support matters to be
placed on the Internet and other public methods of dissemination, and
provides for rewards for  information which leads to the collection of
child support owed by a person in arrears.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is granted to the Title IV-D agency in SECTION 2
(Section 231.308(b), Family Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 231B, Family Code, by adding Sections 231.115
and 231.116, as follows: 

Sec. 231.115. INFORMATION  ON INTERNET.  Requires certain child support
matters to be placed on the Internet. 

Sec. 231.116. OTHER METHODS OF DISSEMINATING PUBLIC INFORMATION. Requires
certain other methods of disseminating obligors who are in arrears for
child support to the public. 

SECTION 2. Amends Chapter 231D, Family Code, by adding Sections 231.307
and 231.308, as follows: 

Sec. 231.307. PUBLIC IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN OBLIGORS.  Requires a
Title IV-D agency to develop a program to publicly identify persons in
arrears for child support. Sets forth the requirements of the program. 

Sec. 231.308. REWARDS FOR INFORMATION.  Authorizes rewards for information
which leads to the collection of child support owed by a person in
arrears.  Requires the Title IV-D agency to adopt rules relating to
awards.  Requires a reward to be paid from the child support retained
collections account. 

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.