House File 632 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HEATON Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to distribution of child support payments for 2 families who have received or are receiving family investment 3 program assistance. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2737YH 82 6 pf/cf/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 252B.15A DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD 1 2 SUPPORT COLLECTED TO FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS. 1 3 The department shall adopt rules, consistent with section 1 4 7301(b)(7) of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. 1 5 L. No. 109=171, that provide that beginning October 1, 2008, 1 6 for a family that received or is receiving family investment 1 7 program assistance for the parent or child, pass through, to 1 8 the family, of child support collected by the child support 1 9 recovery unit in an amount that is not more than one hundred 1 10 dollars for one child and not more than two hundred dollars 1 11 for two or more children, based on the availability of state 1 12 or federal funds. In addition, if the family is receiving 1 13 family investment program assistance for the parent or child 1 14 on or after October 1, 2008, the rules shall provide for the 1 15 disregard of the child support amount passed through in 1 16 determining the amount and type of assistance provided to the 1 17 family. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 This bill directs the department of human services to adopt 1 20 rules, consistent with the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 1 21 2005, to provide that beginning October 1, 2008, for a family 1 22 that received or is receiving family investment program 1 23 assistance, child support collected by the child support 1 24 recovery unit is to pass through to the family in the amount 1 25 of not more than $100 for one child and not more than $200 for 1 26 two or more children, based on the availability of state or 1 27 federal funds. Additionally, if the family is receiving 1 28 family investment program assistance on or after October 1, 1 29 2008, the rules are to provide that the amount of child 1 30 support passed through to the family is to be disregarded in 1 31 determining the amount and type of assistance provided to the 1 32 family. 1 33 LSB 2737YH 82 1 34 pf:nh/cf/24