Bill Text: FL S1532 | 2021 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Child Support

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-17 - Chapter No. 2021-103 [S1532 Detail]

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    2         An act relating to child support; amending s. 61.13,
    3         F.S.; revising requirements for child support
    4         depositories in Title IV-D cases; requiring the
    5         depositories to transmit case data through and set up
    6         appropriate payment accounts in the Clerk of the Court
    7         Child Support Enforcement Collection System upon
    8         certain notice from the Department of Revenue;
    9         amending s. 61.1354, F.S.; revising provisions related
   10         to the sharing of information between consumer
   11         reporting agencies and the department; requiring
   12         consumer reports to be kept confidential and used only
   13         for specified purposes; amending s. 61.21, F.S.;
   14         revising legislative findings; revising course topics
   15         for the Parent Education and Family Stabilization
   16         Course; requiring certain parties to complete a Parent
   17         Education and Family Stabilization Course tailored to
   18         education relating to children who have special needs
   19         or emotional concerns; authorizing the court to
   20         require additional education courses for certain
   21         parents; amending s. 61.30, F.S.; prohibiting the
   22         treatment of incarceration as voluntary unemployment
   23         for purposes of establishing or modifying child
   24         support orders, with exceptions; providing that
   25         certain social security benefits are included in a
   26         parent’s gross income; authorizing certain social
   27         security benefits paid to be applied as a credit for
   28         purposes of monthly support obligations; providing
   29         requirements for such credit; providing procedures for
   30         a parent to seek application of such credit; amending
   31         s. 409.256, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
   32         “rendered”; amending s. 409.2563, F.S.; revising the
   33         definition of the term “rendered”; deleting a
   34         requirement that a certain order filed by the
   35         department be a certified copy of the order; amending
   36         s. 409.25656, F.S.; authorizing the department to
   37         deliver certain notices by secure electronic means
   38         under certain circumstances; amending s. 409.25658,
   39         F.S.; revising provisions related to the department’s
   40         joint efforts with the Department of Financial
   41         Services to use unclaimed property for past due child
   42         support; amending s. 409.2567, F.S.; authorizing the
   43         department to include confidential and exempt
   44         information in unencrypted electronic mail
   45         communications with parents, caregivers, or other
   46         authorized persons under certain circumstances, with
   47         exceptions; amending s. 409.2576, F.S.; requiring
   48         service recipients to report certain information to
   49         the State Directory of New Hires; defining the term
   50         “service recipient”; providing reporting requirements
   51         for service recipients; conforming provisions to
   52         changes made by the act; providing an effective date.
   53          
   54  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   56         Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
   57  61.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   58         61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing;
   59  powers of court.—
   60         (1)
   61         (d)1. All child support orders shall provide the full name
   62  and date of birth of each minor child who is the subject of the
   63  child support order.
   64         2. If both parties request and the court finds that it is
   65  in the best interest of the child, support payments need not be
   66  subject to immediate income deduction. Support orders that are
   67  not subject to immediate income deduction may be directed
   68  through the depository under s. 61.181 or made payable directly
   69  to the obligee. Payments made by immediate income deduction
   70  shall be made to the State Disbursement Unit. The court shall
   71  provide a copy of the order to the depository.
   72         3. For support orders payable directly to the obligee, any
   73  party, or the department in a IV-D case, may subsequently file
   74  an affidavit with the depository alleging a default in payment
   75  of child support and stating that the party wishes to require
   76  that payments be made through the depository. The party shall
   77  provide copies of the affidavit to the court and to each other
   78  party. Fifteen days after receipt of the affidavit, the
   79  depository shall notify all parties that future payments shall
   80  be paid through the depository, except that payments in Title
   81  IV-D cases and income deduction payments shall be made to the
   82  State Disbursement Unit. In Title IV-D cases, an affidavit of
   83  default or a default in payments is not required to receive
   84  depository services. Upon notice by the department that it is
   85  providing Title IV-D services in a case with an existing support
   86  order, the depository shall transmit case data through, and set
   87  up appropriate payment accounts in, regardless of whether there
   88  is a delinquency, the Clerk of the Court Child Support
   89  Enforcement Collection System as required under s. 61.181(2)(b).
   90         Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 61.1354, Florida
   91  Statutes, is amended to read:
   92         61.1354 Sharing of information between consumer reporting
   93  agencies and the IV-D agency.—
   94         (3) A consumer reporting agency For purposes of determining
   95  an individual’s income and establishing an individual’s capacity
   96  to make support payments or for determining the appropriate
   97  amount of child support payment to be made by the individual,
   98  consumer reporting agencies shall provide, upon request,
   99  consumer reports to the department head of the IV-D agency
  100  pursuant to s. 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, provided
  101  that the department head of the IV-D agency, or its designee,
  102  certifies that:
  103         (a) The consumer report is needed for the purpose of
  104  determining an individual’s income and establishing an
  105  individual’s capacity to make support payments, or determining
  106  the appropriate level of support payments, or enforcing a child
  107  support order, award, agreement, or judgment amount of child
  108  support payment to be made by the individual;
  109         (b) The consumer’s parentage of the child to whom the
  110  obligation relates has been established or acknowledged by the
  111  consumer in accordance with state laws under which the
  112  obligation arises Paternity of the child of the individual whose
  113  report is sought, if that individual is the father of the child,
  114  has been established or acknowledged pursuant to the laws of
  115  Florida;
  116         (c) The individual whose report is sought was provided with
  117  at least 15 days’ prior notice, by regular certified or
  118  registered mail to the individual’s last known address, that the
  119  report was requested; and
  120         (d) The consumer report will be kept confidential, will be
  121  used solely for the purpose described in paragraph (a), and will
  122  not be used in connection with any other civil, administrative,
  123  or criminal proceeding or for any other purpose.
  124         Section 3. Present paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of
  125  section 61.21, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
  126  (e), a new paragraph (d) is added to that subsection, subsection
  127  (12) is added to that section, and paragraph (c) of subsection
  128  (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (2), and subsection (4) of that
  129  section are amended, to read:
  130         61.21 Parenting course authorized; fees; required
  131  attendance authorized; contempt.—
  132         (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE.—It is the finding of the
  133  Legislature that:
  134         (c) It is has been found to be beneficial to parents who
  135  are separating or divorcing to have available an educational
  136  program that will provide general information regarding:
  137         1. The issues and legal procedures for resolving time
  138  sharing and child support disputes.
  139         2. The emotional experiences and problems of divorcing
  140  adults.
  141         3. The family problems and the emotional concerns and needs
  142  of the children.
  143         4. The availability of community services and resources.
  144         (d)It is also beneficial to divorcing or separating
  145  parents of children who have identified special needs or
  146  emotional concerns to have available an educational program that
  147  will provide information tailored to children who have special
  148  needs or emotional concerns.
  149         (2) The Department of Children and Families shall approve a
  150  parenting course which must shall be a course of a minimum of 4
  151  hours and designed to educate, train, and assist divorcing
  152  parents in regard to the consequences of divorce on parents and
  153  children.
  154         (a) The parenting course referred to in this section is
  155  shall be named the Parent Education and Family Stabilization
  156  Course and may include, but need not be limited to, the
  157  following topics as they relate to court actions between parents
  158  involving custody, care, time-sharing, and support of a child or
  159  children:
  160         1. Legal aspects of deciding child-related issues between
  161  parents.
  162         2. Emotional aspects of separation and divorce on adults.
  163         3. Emotional aspects of separation and divorce on children.
  164         4. Family relationships and family dynamics.
  165         5. Financial responsibilities to a child or children.
  166         6. Issues regarding spousal or child abuse and neglect.
  167         7. Skill-based relationship education that may be
  168  generalized to parenting, workplace, school, neighborhood, and
  169  civic relationships.
  170         8.Particularized needs of children who have identified
  171  special needs or emotional concerns.
  172         (4)(a) All parties to a dissolution of marriage proceeding
  173  with minor children or a paternity action that involves issues
  174  of parental responsibility shall be required to complete the
  175  Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course before prior to
  176  the entry by the court of a final judgment. If the parties have
  177  children who have identified special needs or emotional
  178  concerns, the parties must select a Parent Education and Family
  179  Stabilization Course that is tailored to education relating to
  180  children who have special needs or emotional concerns.
  181         (b) The court may excuse a party from attending the
  182  parenting course, or from completing the course within the
  183  required time, for good cause.
  184         (12)The court, in its discretion, may require a parent to
  185  attend educational courses relating to children who have special
  186  needs or emotional concerns in addition to the Parent Education
  187  and Family Stabilization Course required under this section.
  188         Section 4. Present paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of
  189  section 61.30, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
  190  (e), new paragraphs (c) and (d) are added to that subsection,
  191  and subsection (10) of that section is amended, to read:
  192         61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support.—
  193         (2) Income shall be determined on a monthly basis for each
  194  parent as follows:
  195         (c)Except for incarceration for willful nonpayment of
  196  child support or for an offense against a child or person who is
  197  owed child support, incarceration may not be treated as
  198  voluntary unemployment in establishing or modifying a support
  199  order. However, the court may deviate from the child support
  200  guideline amount as provided in paragraph (1)(a).
  201         (d)Social security benefits received by a minor child due
  202  to the retirement or disability of the child’s parent shall be
  203  included in the parent’s gross income.
  204         (10)(a) Each parent’s actual dollar share of the total
  205  minimum child support need shall be determined by multiplying
  206  the minimum child support need by each parent’s percentage share
  207  of the combined monthly net income.
  208         (b)1.A parent is entitled to credit for social security
  209  benefits paid directly to the child or the child’s caregiver
  210  when the benefits are paid due to the parent’s retirement or
  211  disability. The parent’s share of the monthly support obligation
  212  is paid in full each month for which such benefits are paid that
  213  are equal to or greater than the parent’s share of the monthly
  214  obligation. If the benefits are less than the parent’s share of
  215  the monthly obligation, the parent owes the difference. If the
  216  benefits are more than the parent’s share of the monthly
  217  obligation, the excess inures to the benefit of the child and
  218  may not be credited to arrears or retroactive support that
  219  accrued before the benefits commenced.
  220         2.To obtain credit for social security benefits paid, a
  221  parent subject to a court order for child support, or the
  222  department in a Title IV-D case, may file a motion with the
  223  court or include the request in a petition to modify the support
  224  order. Alternatively, in a Title IV-D case, the department may
  225  determine and apply credit after notice and an opportunity for a
  226  hearing are provided in accordance with chapter 120. If the
  227  department determines that a credit applies, the department
  228  shall notify the clerk of court, and the clerk shall update the
  229  payment record to reflect the credit.
  230         Section 5. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section
  231  409.256, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  232         409.256 Administrative proceeding to establish paternity or
  233  paternity and child support; order to appear for genetic
  234  testing.—
  235         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
  236         (i) “Rendered” means that a signed written order is issued
  237  by filed with the clerk or a deputy clerk of the Department of
  238  Revenue and served on the respondent. The date of filing must be
  239  indicated on the face of the order at the time of rendition.
  240         Section 6. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and subsection
  241  (8) of section 409.2563, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  242         409.2563 Administrative establishment of child support
  243  obligations.—
  244         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
  245         (e) “Rendered” means that a signed written order is issued
  246  by filed with the clerk or any deputy clerk of the department
  247  and served on the respondent. The date of filing must be
  248  indicated on the face of the order at the time of rendition.
  249  
  250  Other terms used in this section have the meanings ascribed in
  251  ss. 61.046 and 409.2554.
  252         (8) FILING WITH THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT; OFFICIAL
  253  PAYMENT RECORD; JUDGMENT BY OPERATION OF LAW.—The department
  254  shall file with the clerk of the circuit court a certified copy
  255  of an administrative support order rendered under this section.
  256  The depository operated pursuant to s. 61.181 for the county
  257  where the administrative support order has been filed shall:
  258         (a) Act as the official recordkeeper for payments required
  259  under the administrative support order;
  260         (b) Establish and maintain the necessary payment accounts;
  261         (c) Upon a delinquency, initiate the judgment by operation
  262  of law procedure as provided by s. 61.14(6); and
  263         (d) Perform all other duties required of a depository with
  264  respect to a support order entered by a court of this state.
  265  
  266  When a proceeding to establish an administrative support order
  267  is commenced under subsection (4), the department shall file a
  268  copy of the initial notice with the depository. The depository
  269  shall assign an account number and provide the account number to
  270  the department within 4 business days after the initial notice
  271  is filed.
  272         Section 7. Subsection (4) of section 409.25656, Florida
  273  Statutes, is amended to read:
  274         409.25656 Garnishment.—
  275         (4) A notice that is delivered under this section is
  276  effective at the time of delivery against all credits, other
  277  personal property, or debts of the obligor which are not at the
  278  time of such notice subject to an attachment, garnishment, or
  279  execution issued through a judicial process. Upon express
  280  written consent of a person who is or may be in possession of
  281  personal property belonging to the obligor, the department may
  282  deliver the notices required by this section to that person by
  283  secure electronic means.
  284         Section 8. Section 409.25658, Florida Statutes, is amended
  285  to read:
  286         409.25658 Use of unclaimed property for past due support.—
  287         (1) In a joint effort to facilitate the collection and
  288  payment of past due support, the Department of Revenue, in
  289  cooperation with the Department of Financial Services, shall
  290  identify persons owing support collected by the department
  291  through a court who are presumed to have unclaimed property held
  292  by the Department of Financial Services.
  293         (2) The Department of Financial Services department shall
  294  periodically provide the department of Financial Services with
  295  an electronic file of unclaimed property accounts. The
  296  department shall use the data to identify obligors with
  297  unclaimed property accounts and shall provide the Department of
  298  Financial Services with an electronic data file that includes
  299  the names and other personal identifying information of the
  300  obligors support obligors who owe past due support. The
  301  Department of Financial Services shall conduct a data match of
  302  the file against all apparent owners of unclaimed property under
  303  chapter 717 and provide the resulting match list to the
  304  department.
  305         (3) As the state’s Title IV-D agency under s. 409.2557(1),
  306  the department is authorized to submit claims for unclaimed
  307  property to the Department of Financial Services for the purpose
  308  of collecting past due support and shall do so in accordance
  309  with the standards established by the Department of Financial
  310  Services Upon receipt of the data match list, the department
  311  shall provide to the Department of Financial Services the
  312  obligor’s last known address. The Department of Financial
  313  Services shall follow the notification procedures under s.
  314  717.118.
  315         (4) Before Prior to paying an obligor’s approved claim, the
  316  Department of Financial Services shall notify the department
  317  that such claim has been approved. Upon confirmation that the
  318  Department of Financial Services has approved the claim or a
  319  claim submitted by the department, the department shall
  320  immediately send a notice by regular certified mail to the
  321  obligor, with a copy to the Department of Financial Services,
  322  advising the obligor of the department’s intent to intercept the
  323  property approved claim up to the amount of the past due
  324  support, and informing the obligor of the obligor’s right to
  325  request a hearing under chapter 120. If there is a hearing, the
  326  Department of Financial Services shall retain custody of the
  327  property until a final order has been entered and any appeals
  328  thereon have been concluded. If the obligor fails to request a
  329  hearing, the department shall inform enter a final order
  330  instructing the Department of Financial Services to transfer to
  331  the department the property up to the amount of past due support
  332  owed in the amount stated in the final order. Upon such
  333  transfer, the Department of Financial Services shall be released
  334  from further liability related to the transferred property.
  335         (5) The provisions of This section provides provide a
  336  supplemental remedy, and the department may use this remedy in
  337  conjunction with any other method of collecting support.
  338         Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 409.2567, Florida
  339  Statutes, is amended to read:
  340         409.2567 Services to individuals not otherwise eligible.—
  341         (1)(a) All support services provided by the department
  342  shall be made available on behalf of all dependent children.
  343  Services shall be provided upon acceptance of public assistance
  344  or upon proper application filed with the department. The
  345  federally required application fee for individuals who do not
  346  receive public assistance is $1, which shall be waived for all
  347  applicants and paid by the department. The annual fee required
  348  under 42 U.S.C. s. 654(6)(B), as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-123,
  349  for cases involving an individual who has never received
  350  temporary cash assistance and for whom the department has
  351  collected the federally required minimum amount of support shall
  352  be paid by the department.
  353         (b)The department may include confidential and exempt
  354  information in unencrypted electronic mail communications with a
  355  parent, a caregiver, or any other person who is authorized to
  356  receive the information, provided the parent, caregiver, or
  357  other person consents to such communications, except that social
  358  security numbers, federal tax information, driver license
  359  numbers, and bank account numbers may not be provided in this
  360  manner.
  361         Section 10. Section 409.2576, Florida Statutes, is amended
  362  to read:
  363         409.2576 State Directory of New Hires.—
  364         (1) DIRECTORY CREATED.—The State Directory of New Hires is
  365  hereby created and shall be administered by the Department of
  366  Revenue or its agent. All employers and service recipients in
  367  this the state shall furnish a report consistent with subsection
  368  (3) for each newly hired or rehired employee or individual who
  369  is not an employee but is provided payment for services
  370  rendered, unless the employee or individual is employed by or
  371  under contract with a federal or state agency performing
  372  intelligence or counterintelligence functions and the head of
  373  such agency has determined that reporting pursuant to this
  374  section could endanger the safety of the employee or individual
  375  or compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission.
  376         (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
  377         (b)(a) “Employee” is defined as an individual who is an
  378  employee within the meaning of chapter 24 of the Internal
  379  Revenue Code of 1986.
  380         (c)(b) “Employer” has the meaning given such term in s.
  381  3401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and includes any
  382  government entity and labor organization.
  383         (d)(c) “Labor organization” has the meaning given such term
  384  in s. 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act and includes any
  385  entity which is used by the organization and an employer to
  386  carry out requirements described in s. 8(f)(3) of such act of an
  387  agreement between the organization and employer.
  388         (a)(d) “Date of hire” is the first day of work for which
  389  the employee is owed income.
  390         (e)“Service recipient” means a person engaged in a trade
  391  or business who pays an individual for services rendered in the
  392  course of such trade or business.
  393         (3) EMPLOYERS AND SERVICE RECIPIENTS TO FURNISH REPORTS.—
  394         (a) Each employer subject to the reporting requirements of
  395  chapter 443 with 250 or more employees, shall provide to the
  396  State Directory of New Hires, a report listing the employer’s
  397  legal name, address, and reemployment assistance identification
  398  number. The report must also provide the name and social
  399  security number of each new employee or rehired employee at the
  400  end of the first pay period following employment or
  401  reemployment.
  402         (b) All employers shall furnish a report to the State
  403  Directory of New Hires of the state in which the newly hired or
  404  rehired employee works. The report required in this section
  405  shall be made on a W-4 form or, at the option of the employer,
  406  an equivalent form, and can be transmitted magnetically,
  407  electronically, by first-class mail, or other methods which may
  408  be prescribed by the State Directory. Each report shall include
  409  the name, address, date of hire, and social security number of
  410  every new and rehired employee and the name, address, and
  411  federal employer identification number of the reporting
  412  employer. If available, the employer may also include the
  413  employee’s date of birth in the report. Multistate employers
  414  that report new hire information electronically or magnetically
  415  may designate a single state to which it will transmit the above
  416  noted report, provided the employer has employees in that state
  417  and the employer notifies the Secretary of Health and Human
  418  Services in writing to which state the information will be
  419  provided. Agencies of the United States Government shall report
  420  directly to the National Directory of New Hires.
  421         (b)A service recipient shall report to the State Directory
  422  of New Hires an individual who is not an employee in the same
  423  manner as described in paragraph (a) but who the service
  424  recipient, while engaged in a trade or business, pays in an
  425  amount of $600 or more per calendar year for services rendered
  426  in the course of the trade or business. The report must include
  427  the name, address, and social security number or other
  428  identifying number assigned to the individual under section 6109
  429  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; the date services for
  430  payment were first rendered by the individual; and the name,
  431  address, and employer identification number of the service
  432  recipient.
  433         (c) Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and
  434  Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is
  435  required to provide his or her social security number in
  436  accordance with this section. Disclosure of social security
  437  numbers obtained through this requirement shall be limited to
  438  the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D program for
  439  child support enforcement and those programs listed in
  440  subsection (9).
  441         (4) TIME FOR REPORTS.—
  442         (a) Employers must report new hire information, as
  443  described in subsection (3), within 20 days of the hire date of
  444  the employee, or, in the case of employers that report new hire
  445  information electronically or by magnetic tape, by two monthly
  446  transmissions, if necessary, not less than 12 days nor more than
  447  16 days apart.
  448         (b)Service recipients must report on individuals subject
  449  to reporting under paragraph (3)(b) within 20 days after the
  450  earlier of:
  451         1.The date of the first payment made which requires an
  452  information return in accordance with section 6041A(a) of the
  453  Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
  454         2.The date on which a contract providing for such payments
  455  is entered into.
  456  
  457  If service recipients report individuals under this paragraph
  458  electronically or by magnetic tape, the reports may be made by
  459  two monthly transmissions, if necessary, but may not be less
  460  than 12 days or more than 16 days apart.
  461         (5) ENTRY OF DATA.—The State Directory of New Hires shall
  462  enter new hire information reported under this section into an
  463  automated database within 5 business days of receipt.
  464         (6) MATCHES TO STATE REGISTRY.—Not later than May 1, 1998,
  465  The Department of Revenue or its agent must conduct automated
  466  matches of the social security numbers of employees reported to
  467  the State Directory of New Hires against the social security
  468  numbers of records in the State Case Registry. The Title IV-D
  469  agency shall use the new hire information received to locate
  470  individuals for the purposes of establishing paternity and
  471  establishing, modifying, and enforcing support obligations.
  472  Private entities under contract with the Title IV-D agency to
  473  provide Title IV-D services may have access to information
  474  obtained from the State Directory of New Hires and must comply
  475  with privacy safeguards.
  476         (7) WAGE WITHHOLDING NOTICE AND NATIONAL MEDICAL SUPPORT
  477  NOTICE.—The department shall transmit a wage withholding notice
  478  consistent with s. 61.1301 and, when appropriate, a national
  479  medical support notice, as defined in s. 61.046, to the
  480  employee’s employer within 2 business days after entry of the
  481  new hire information into the State Directory of New Hires’
  482  database, unless the court has determined that the obligor’s
  483  employee’s wages or other income is are not subject to
  484  withholding or, for purposes of the national medical support
  485  notice, the support order does not contain a provision for the
  486  employee to provide health insurance. The withholding notice
  487  shall direct the employer or other payor of income to withhold
  488  income in accordance with the income deduction order, and the
  489  national medical support notice shall direct the employer to
  490  withhold premiums for health insurance.
  491         (8) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO NATIONAL DIRECTORY.—The State
  492  Directory of New Hires must furnish information regarding newly
  493  hired or rehired employees and other individuals subject to
  494  reporting to the National Directory of New Hires for matching
  495  with the records of other state case registries within 3
  496  business days of entering such information from the employer
  497  into the State Directory of New Hires. The State Directory of
  498  New Hires shall enter into an agreement with the Department of
  499  Economic Opportunity or its tax collection service provider for
  500  the quarterly reporting to the National Directory of New Hires
  501  information on wages and reemployment assistance taken from the
  502  quarterly report to the Secretary of Labor, now required by
  503  Title III of the Social Security Act, except that no report
  504  shall be filed with respect to an employee of a state or local
  505  agency performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions,
  506  if the head of such agency has determined that filing such a
  507  report could endanger the safety of the employee or compromise
  508  an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission.
  509         (9) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—
  510         (a) New hire Information reported under this section shall
  511  be disclosed to the state agency administering the following
  512  programs for the purposes of determining eligibility under those
  513  programs:
  514         1. Any state program funded under part A of Title IV of the
  515  Social Security Act;
  516         2. The Medicaid program under Title XIX of the Social
  517  Security Act;
  518         3. The reemployment assistance or unemployment compensation
  519  program under s. 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954;
  520         4. The food assistance program under the Food and Nutrition
  521  Act of 2008; and
  522         5. Any state program under a plan approved under Title I
  523  (Old-Age Assistance for the Aged), Title X (Aid to the Blind),
  524  Title XIV (Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled), or
  525  Title XVI (Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled; Supplemental
  526  Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social
  527  Security Act.
  528         (b) New hire Information reported under this section shall
  529  be disclosed to the state agencies operating employment security
  530  and workers’ compensation programs for the purposes of
  531  administering such programs.
  532         Section 11. This act shall take effect October 1, 2021.

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