TITLE 1.ADMINISTRATION

Part 3. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Chapter 55. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

Subchapter F. COLLECTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

1 TAC §55.140

The Office of the Attorney General, Child Support Division adopts an amendment to §55.140, concerning the recoupment of child support collections reversed after distribution. The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the April 7, 2006, issue of the Texas Register (31 TexReg 2949) and will not be republished.

The amendment adds language to 1 TAC §55.140(a) and (b) to clarify the types of child support payments received by all custodial parents or other persons entitled to receive child support, and the Office of the Attorney General’s policy for recovering child support payments which have been reversed after they have been disbursed.

No comments were received regarding the adoption of the amendment.

The amendment to §55.140 is adopted under the Texas Family Code §231.002, which authorizes the State’s Title IV-D agency to adopt rules for the provision of child support services.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 15, 2006.

TRD-200602692

Stacey Schiff

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Effective date: June 4, 2006

Proposal publication date: April 7, 2006

For information regarding this publication, you may contact Lauri Saathoff, Agency Liaison, at (512) 463-2096.


Subchapter O. STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT

1 TAC §§55.801 - 55.804

The Office of the Attorney General, Child Support Division adopts new §§55.801 - 55.804, concerning the operation of the State Disbursement Unit. The new sections are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the April 7, 2006, issue of the Texas Register (31 TexReg 2949) and will not be republished.

The new sections provide information regarding the State Disbursement Unit, which is responsible for receiving, disbursing, maintaining and furnishing child support payments and records in accordance with applicable federal and state law.

No comments were received regarding the adoption of the amendment.

The new §§55.801 - 55.804 are adopted under the Texas Family Code §234.006, which authorizes the State’s Title IV-D agency to adopt rules in compliance with federal law for the operation of the state case registry and the state disbursement unit.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 15, 2006.

TRD-200602707

Stacey Schiff

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Effective date: June 4, 2006

Proposal publication date: April 7, 2006

For information regarding this publication, you may contact Lauri Saathoff, Agency Liaison, at (512) 463-2096.