Minnesota Legislature
SF 2798
3rd Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/15/2016 08:44am
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; creating a child support task force; requiring a report;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[518A.79] CHILD SUPPORT TASK FORCE.
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There is hereby established the Child
Support Task Force for the Department of Human Services. The purpose of the task
force is to advise the commissioner of human services on matters relevant to maintaining
effective and efficient child support guidelines that will best serve the children of
Minnesota and take into account the changing dynamics of families.
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(a) The task force consists of 15 members, appointed as follows:
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(1) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives and one appointed by the minority leader;
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(2) two members of the senate, including one senator appointed by the senate
majority leader and one senator appointed by the senate minority leader;
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(3) one person appointed by the Board of the Minnesota County Attorneys
Association;
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(4) one person appointed by the commissioner of human services who is an
employee of the child support division;
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(5) one person from a tribe with an approved IV-D program appointed by resolution
of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council;
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(6) one person with experience working directly with parents appointed by the
Board of the Minnesota Family Support Recovery Council;
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(7) one child support magistrate, family court referee, district court judge, or retired
judge with experience in child support matters, appointed by the chief justice;
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(8) four parents, at least two of whom represent diverse cultural and social
communities, appointed by the commissioner of human services, with equal representation
between custodial and noncustodial parents;
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(9) one person appointed by the directors of the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition;
and
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(10) one person appointed by the executive council of the Family Law section
of the Minnesota State Bar Association.
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(b) Section 15.059 governs the Child Support Task Force.
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(c) Members of the task force shall be compensated as provided in section 15.059,
subdivision 3.
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(a) The members of the task force shall annually elect a
chair and other officers as the members deem necessary.
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(b) The task force shall meet at least three times per year, with one meeting devoted
to collecting input from the public.
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The commissioner of human services shall provide support staff,
office space, and administrative services for the task force.
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(a) General duties of the task force include, but
are not limited to:
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(1) serving in an advisory capacity to the commissioner of human services;
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(2) reviewing the effects of the implementation of the parenting expense adjustment
enacted by the 2016 legislature;
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(3) at least every four years, preparing for and advising the commissioner of human
services on the development of the quadrennial review report;
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(4) collecting and studying information and data relating to child support awards; and
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(5) conducting a comprehensive review of child support guidelines, economic
conditions, and other matters relevant to maintaining effective and efficient child support
guidelines.
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(b) The task force must review, address, and make recommendations on the
following priority issues:
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(1) the self-support reserve for custodial and noncustodial parents;
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(2) simultaneous child support orders;
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(3) obligors who are subject to child support orders in multiple counties;
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(4) parents with multiple families;
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(5) non-nuclear families, such as grandparents, relatives, and foster parents who
are caretakers of children;
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(6) standards to apply for modifications; and
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(7) updating section 518A.35, subdivision 2, the guideline for basic support.
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The chair of the task force must consult with the Cultural
and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council at least annually on the issues under
consideration by the task force.
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By February 15, 2018, and biennially
thereafter, if the task force is extended by the legislature, the commissioner of human
services shall prepare and submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
committees of the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over child
support matters a report that summarizes the activities of the task force, issues identified
by the task force, methods taken to address the issues, and recommendations for legislative
action, if needed.
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new text begin Task force. new text end
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The task force expires June 30, 2019, unless extended by
the legislature.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.
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The appointing authorities shall make initial appointments to the Child Support
Task Force established in Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.79, by August 1, 2016. The
commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee shall convene the first
meeting of the task force by October 1, 2016. The members of the task force shall elect a
chair at the first meeting. The terms of the initial appointees appointed under Minnesota
Statutes, section 518A.79, subdivision 2, clauses (8), (9), and (10), shall end the first
Monday in January 2024. The terms of the initial appointees appointed under Minnesota
Statutes, section 518A.79, subdivision 2, clauses (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) shall end on
the first Monday in January 2023.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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