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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Attorney General's Office--Child Support |
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Division has been named the recipient of the 2007 Outstanding |
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Program Award from the National Child Support Enforcement |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, A nonprofit membership organization that represents |
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the child support community, NCSEA works to promote the well-being |
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of children through advocacy, public awareness, and professional |
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development opportunities; each year, it recognizes a state, |
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regional, tribal, or county program that consistently and |
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comprehensively exemplifies the best in child support enforcement |
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through an outstanding record of performance and the provision of |
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effective services to its constituency and community; and |
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WHEREAS, For fiscal year 2006, Texas collected more than $2 |
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billion in child support, representing a 62 percent success rate on |
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current claims and a 67 percent success rate on past-due ones; |
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collecting $7.52 for every dollar spent, this cost-effective |
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program also successfully established paternity in 92 percent of |
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its cases; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas child support program was also commended |
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for the number of initiatives it has developed to maintain quality |
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and consistency; these include the Employer One-Stop, a website |
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that provides a single location for employers to obtain information |
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and perform child support-related functions, the child support |
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review process, which allows parents to negotiate child support |
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orders without going to court, and early intervention and |
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monitoring, an automated process for tracking payments on new |
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cases; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, the Child Support Division surveys |
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constituents to determine its effectiveness in providing services, |
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and local offices are actively engaged with their communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Offering invaluable services for single parents and |
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their children, the Texas Attorney General's Office--Child Support |
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Division makes a significant difference in the lives of Texas |
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families, and this award justly acknowledges the program's |
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impressive achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Attorney General's |
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Office--Child Support Division on its receipt of the 2007 |
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Outstanding Program Award from the National Child Support |
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Enforcement Association and extend to all those associated with the |
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program sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the division as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |