Bill Text: IA SF2237 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the elimination of the child support licensing sanctions process.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [SF2237 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2237-Introduced.html
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BY
SINCLAIR
(COMPANION
TO
HF
2010
BY
WOLFE)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
elimination
of
the
child
support
1
licensing
sanctions
process.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
252B.1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsections:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
“Support”
means
support
or
support
3
payments
as
defined
in
section
252D.16,
whether
established
4
through
court
or
administrative
order.
5
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7B.
“Support
order”
means
an
order
for
6
support
issued
pursuant
to
chapter
232,
234,
252A,
252C,
252D,
7
252E,
252F,
252H,
598,
600B,
or
any
other
applicable
chapter,
8
or
under
a
comparable
statute
of
another
state
or
foreign
9
country
as
registered
with
the
clerk
of
the
district
court
or
10
certified
to
the
child
support
recovery
unit.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
252B.3,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
1.
Upon
receipt
by
the
department
of
an
application
for
14
public
assistance
on
behalf
of
a
child
and
determination
by
the
15
department
that
the
child
is
eligible
for
public
assistance
and
16
that
provision
of
child
support
services
is
appropriate,
the
17
department
shall
take
appropriate
action
under
the
provisions
18
of
this
chapter
or
under
other
appropriate
statutes
of
this
19
state
including
but
not
limited
to
chapters
239B
,
252A
,
252C
,
20
252D
,
252E
,
252F
,
252G
,
252H
,
252I
,
252J
,
598
,
and
600B
,
to
21
ensure
that
the
parent
or
other
person
responsible
for
the
22
support
of
the
child
fulfills
the
support
obligation.
The
23
department
shall
also
take
appropriate
action
as
required
by
24
federal
law
upon
receiving
a
request
from
a
child
support
25
agency
for
a
child
receiving
public
assistance
in
another
26
state.
27
Sec.
3.
Section
252B.5,
subsection
12,
paragraph
a,
Code
28
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
a.
In
compliance
with
federal
procedures,
periodically
30
certify
to
the
secretary
of
the
United
States
department
of
31
health
and
human
services,
a
list
of
the
names
of
obligors
32
determined
by
the
unit
to
owe
delinquent
support,
under
a
33
support
order
as
defined
in
section
252J.1
,
in
excess
of
34
two
thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
The
certification
of
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the
delinquent
amount
owed
may
be
based
upon
one
or
more
1
support
orders
being
enforced
by
the
unit
if
the
delinquent
2
support
owed
exceeds
two
thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
The
3
certification
shall
include
any
amounts
which
are
delinquent
4
pursuant
to
the
periodic
payment
plan
when
a
modified
order
has
5
been
retroactively
applied.
The
certification
shall
be
in
a
6
format
and
shall
include
any
supporting
documentation
required
7
by
the
secretary.
8
Sec.
4.
Section
252B.9,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
9
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
a.
The
director
may
request
from
state,
county,
and
local
11
agencies
information
and
assistance
deemed
necessary
to
carry
12
out
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
.
State,
county,
and
local
13
agencies,
officers,
and
employees
shall
cooperate
with
the
14
unit
and
shall
on
request
supply
the
department
with
available
15
information
relative
to
the
absent
parent,
the
custodial
16
parent,
and
any
other
necessary
party,
notwithstanding
any
17
provisions
of
law
making
this
information
confidential.
The
18
cooperation
and
information
required
by
this
subsection
shall
19
also
be
provided
when
it
is
requested
by
a
child
support
20
agency.
Information
required
by
this
subsection
includes,
but
21
is
not
limited
to,
information
relative
to
location,
income,
22
property
holdings,
records
of
licenses
as
defined
in
section
23
252J.1
,
and
records
concerning
the
ownership
and
control
of
24
corporations,
partnerships,
and
other
business
entities.
If
25
the
information
is
maintained
in
an
automated
database,
the
26
unit
shall
be
provided
automated
access.
27
Sec.
5.
Section
252B.9,
subsection
1,
paragraph
f,
28
subparagraph
(6),
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
striking
the
29
subparagraph.
30
Sec.
6.
Section
252B.9,
subsection
4,
Code
2020,
is
amended
31
to
read
as
follows:
32
4.
Nothing
in
this
chapter
,
chapter
252A
,
252C
,
252D
,
252E
,
33
252F
,
252G
,
252H
,
252I
,
252J
,
or
252K
,
or
any
other
comparable
34
chapter
or
law
shall
preclude
the
unit
from
exchanging
any
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information,
notice,
document,
or
certification
with
any
1
government
or
private
entity,
if
the
exchange
is
not
otherwise
2
prohibited
by
law,
through
mutually
agreed
upon
electronic
data
3
transfer
rather
than
through
other
means.
4
Sec.
7.
Section
252I.1,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
3.
“Court
order”
means
“support
order”
as
defined
in
7
section
252J.1
an
order
for
support
issued
pursuant
to
chapter
8
232,
234,
252A,
252C,
252D,
252E,
252F,
252H,
598,
600B,
or
9
any
other
applicable
chapter,
or
under
a
comparable
statute
10
of
another
state
or
foreign
country
as
registered
with
the
11
clerk
of
the
district
court
or
certified
to
the
child
support
12
recovery
unit
.
13
Sec.
8.
Section
272D.1,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
14
to
read
as
follows:
15
2.
“Liability”
means
a
debt
or
obligation
placed
with
the
16
unit
for
collection
that
is
greater
than
one
thousand
dollars.
17
For
purposes
of
this
chapter
“liability”
does
not
include
18
support
payments
collected
pursuant
to
chapter
252J
.
19
Sec.
9.
Section
321.218,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
1.
A
person
whose
driver’s
license
or
operating
privilege
22
has
been
denied,
canceled,
suspended,
or
revoked
as
provided
23
in
this
chapter
or
as
provided
in
section
252J.8
,
and
who
24
operates
a
motor
vehicle
upon
the
highways
of
this
state
while
25
the
license
or
privilege
is
denied,
canceled,
suspended,
or
26
revoked,
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor.
In
addition
to
any
27
other
penalties,
the
punishment
imposed
for
a
violation
of
28
this
subsection
shall
include
assessment
of
a
fine
of
not
less
29
than
two
hundred
fifty
dollars
nor
more
than
one
thousand
five
30
hundred
dollars.
31
Sec.
10.
Section
321.218,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
32
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
a.
The
department,
upon
receiving
the
record
of
the
34
conviction
of
a
person
under
this
section
upon
a
charge
of
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operating
a
motor
vehicle
while
the
license
of
the
person
is
1
suspended
or
revoked,
shall,
except
for
licenses
suspended
2
under
section
252J.8,
321.210,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
3
subparagraph
(3),
or
section
321.210A
or
321.513
,
extend
the
4
period
of
suspension
or
revocation
for
an
additional
like
5
period
or
for
one
year,
whichever
period
is
shorter,
and
the
6
department
shall
not
issue
a
new
driver’s
license
to
the
person
7
during
the
extended
period.
8
Sec.
11.
REPEAL.
Chapter
252J,
Code
2020,
is
repealed.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
repeals
Code
chapter
252J
(child
support
——
13
licensing
sanctions)
and
makes
conforming
changes
throughout
14
the
Code
to
reflect
the
repeal.
The
Code
chapter
allows
the
15
child
support
recovery
unit
to
sanction
recreational,
business,
16
industry,
professional,
occupational,
and
driver’s
licenses,
17
and
motor
vehicle
registrations,
for
payors
of
support
for
the
18
benefit
of
a
child
who
owe
three
months’
worth
of
support
or
19
more.
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