1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to families; modifying distribution of child support federal tax offset;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.741, subdivision 2a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.741, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2a. Distribution of child support. (a) The state shall distribute current child 
1.7 	support and maintenance received by the state to an individual who assigns the right to 
1.8 	that support under subdivision 2, paragraph (a).
1.9 	(b) When the public authority collects child support arrearages on behalf of an 
1.10 	individual who is receiving public assistance, the public authority shall first apply the 
1.11 	collection to satisfy those arrears that are permanently assigned to the state.
1.12 	(c) When the public authority collects child support arrearages on behalf of an 
1.13 	individual who is not receiving public assistance, the public authority shall first apply the 
1.14 	collection to satisfy those arrears that are not permanently assigned to the state.
1.15 	(d) When the public authority collects child support arrearages certified under 
1.16 	the federal tax offset, the public authority shall first apply distribute the collection in 
1.17 	the following priority: first to satisfy current support, then to those arrears that are not 
1.18 	permanently assigned to the state, and then to those arrears that are permanently assigned 
1.19 	to the state.