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H.B. 495
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VETOES
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall have sole
authority over the child support enforcement functions in a demonstration site,
including but not limited to:
(1) location of parents;
(2) establishing paternities;
(3) establishing child support orders;
(4) collecting and disbursing support payments;
(5) reviewing and modifying child support orders;
(6) enforcing support obligations;
(7) providing legal representation to the Administration; and
(8) establishing contractual agreements with private or public entities to
provide child support services.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall have the authority to sever
contractual agreements with a State's Attorney and hire private counsel to provide
legal representation for the Child Support Enforcement Administration.
(f) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all employees hired in a
demonstration site after its designation as a demonstration site shall be in the
management service or special appointments in the State Personnel Management
System.
(2) If a position in a demonstration site is held by a classified service
employee prior to its designation as a demonstration site, the position remains a
classified service position or its equivalent in the State Personnel Management
System until the position becomes vacant, at which time the position shall become a
management service or special appointment position.
(g) The Secretary shall establish a performance incentive program to provide
pay incentives for employees in a demonstration site.
(h) In accordance with subsection (i) of this section, a demonstration site may
conduct a conciliation conference.
(i) (1) If a complaint is filed to modify or enforce a duty of support in the
circuit court of a jurisdiction in which a demonstration site is located, the court may
issue a writ of summons to order the parties to appear and to produce documents at a
conciliation conference.
(2) If a party fails to appear or fails to produce the documents required
under this subsection, a representative of the demonstration site may apply, upon
affidavit, to the court for a body attachment.
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