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14   share of funds collected through this means to pay the
15   costs of any contracts authorized under this
16   subsection.
17     9.  The department shall employ on or before July
18   2, 1996, at least 1.00 FTE to respond to telephone
19   inquiries during all weekly business hours.
20     10.  The department shall develop guidelines to be
21   used in lieu of the child support guidelines
22   prescribed under section 598.21, subsection 4, for
23   establishing a support obligation and the amount of
24   the support debt accrued and accruing pursuant to
25   section 234.39 for the costs of foster care services.
26   The proposed guidelines shall reflect the public
27   purpose of establishing a support obligation without
28   causing a serious disruption of the family of the
29   obligor.  The department shall submit the proposed
30   guidelines to the general assembly on or before
31   January 15, 1997.
32     11.  a.  The department of human services shall
33   cooperate with the department of revenue and finance
34   as necessary to transfer the child support recovery
35   unit of the department of human services to the
36   department of revenue and finance on July 1, 1996.
37   The department of human services and the department of
38   revenue and finance shall establish a work group to
39   address, at a minimum, all of the issues listed in
40   paragraph "b", and the department of revenue and
41   finance shall submit a proposed legislative bill
42   pursuant to section 2.16 prior to the convening of the
43   1997 session of the general assembly which proposes
44   for the general assembly's consideration all necessary
45   and conforming amendments to the Code to reflect the
46   transfer.
47     b.  The work group shall address, at a minimum, all
48   of the following issues and shall take any actions
49   necessary to implement the transfer of the child
50   support recovery unit:

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 1     (1)  Any changes to the state plan relating to the
 2   transfer of child support enforcement and any federal
 3   approval of the changes in the state plan necessary
 4   for compliance with federal requirements.
 5     (2)  Allocation of funding to continue child
 6   support recovery enforcement services.
 7     (3)  Staffing changes including the establishment
 8   of new positions or addition of new employees.
 9     (4)  Proposal and adoption of rules necessary to
10   implement the transfer.
11     (5)  Any other issues necessary to implement the
12   transfer.
13     c.  The transition shall be accomplished without a
14   change in the physical location of the agency.

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