Bill Text: FL S1532 | 2021 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Child Support
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-17 - Chapter No. 2021-103 [S1532 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S1532-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Child Support
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-17 - Chapter No. 2021-103 [S1532 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S1532-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2021 CS for CS for SB 1532 By the Committees on Judiciary; and Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; and Senator Book 590-03167-21 20211532c2 1 A bill to be entitled 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: 55 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 agencyFor purposes of determining95an individual’s income and establishing an individual’s capacity96to make support payments or for determining the appropriate97amount of child support payment to be made by the individual,98consumer reporting agenciesshall provide, upon request, 99 consumer reports to the departmenthead of the IV-D agency100 pursuant to s. 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, provided 101 that the departmenthead of the IV-D agency, or its designee,102 certifies that: 103 (a) The consumer report is needed for the purpose of 104determining an individual’s income andestablishing an 105 individual’s capacity to make support payments,ordetermining 106 the appropriate level of support payments, or enforcing a child 107 support order, award, agreement, or judgmentamount of child108support 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 arisesPaternity of the child of the individual whose113report is sought, if that individual is the father of the child,114has been established or acknowledged pursuant to the laws of115Florida; 116 (c) The individual whose report is sought was provided with 117 at least 15 days’ prior notice, by regularcertified or118registeredmail 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 ishas been found to bebeneficial 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 mustshallbea course ofa 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 155shall benamed 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 shallberequired tocomplete the 175 Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course beforeprior to176 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 byfiled with the clerk or a deputy clerk ofthe Department of 238 Revenue and served on the respondent.The date of filing must be239indicated 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 byfiled with the clerk or any deputy clerk ofthe department 247 and served on the respondent.The date of filing must be248indicated 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 acertifiedcopy 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 291through a courtwho are presumed to have unclaimed property held 292 by the Department of Financial Services. 293 (2) The Department of Financial Servicesdepartmentshall 294 periodically provide the departmentof Financial Serviceswith 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 obligorssupport obligors who owe past due support. The301Department of Financial Services shall conduct a data match of302the file against all apparent owners of unclaimed property under303chapter 717 and provide the resulting match list to the304department. 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 ServicesUpon receipt of the data match list, the department311shall provide to the Department of Financial Services the312obligor’s last known address. The Department of Financial313Services shall follow the notification procedures under s.314717.118. 315 (4) BeforePrior topaying 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 320immediatelysend a notice by regularcertifiedmail 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 propertyapproved claimup 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 informenter a final order330instructingthe Department of Financial Services to transfer to 331 the department the property up to the amount of past due support 332 owedin the amount stated in the final order. Uponsuch333 transfer, the Department of Financial Services shall be released 334 from further liability related to the transferred property. 335 (5)The provisions ofThis section providesprovidea 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 thisthestate 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 of395chapter 443 with 250 or more employees, shall provide to the396State Directory of New Hires, a report listing the employer’s397legal name, address, and reemployment assistance identification398number. The report must also provide the name and social399security number of each new employee or rehired employee at the400end of the first pay period following employment or401reemployment.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 enternew hireinformation 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 the480employee’s employerwithin 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 483employee’swages or other income isarenot subject to 484 withholding or, for purposes of the national medical support 485 notice, the support order does not contain a provisionfor the486employeeto 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 informationfrom the employer497 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 hireInformation 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 hireInformation 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.