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DCL-97-69

October 24, 1997

TO ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS

RE: States' Implementation Status of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

Dear Colleague:

Enclosed is an updated matrix of States' implementation status for the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). This matrix illustrates a national overview of all 54 states' and jurisdictions' legislative and implementation status. The matrix contains basic UIFSA implementation data of interest to States. This information includes States' enacted date, implementation date, state contact/number, code cited, adopted verbatim, etc.

To date, 46 States (District of Columbia included) have adopted the Act and 38 States have started implementation. States with legislation pending are: Connecticut, Georgia, Guam, Kentucky, New Jersey, Nevada, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. As a requirement of the Personal Work and Responsibility Reconciliation Act of 1996 and effective January 1, 1998, all States are required to adopt this Act.

We encourage States to continue to keep us abreast as changes occur. If you have any questions, please contact Hope Butler of my staff at (202) 401-5466.

Sincerely,

________________________
David Gray Ross
Deputy Director
Office of Child Support Enforcement

NATIONAL OVERVIEW
STATES' IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (UIFSA)
As of October. 24 1997

ALL 54 States and jurisdictions are listed whether they have adopted the Act or not.
Updates or changes should be submitted to Hope Butler (202) 401-5466.

UIFSA State Code Cited Contact Person	Date Adopted; if passed	Effective Date	Adopted Verbatim	Repeal URESA?	Repeal IWW?
1. Alabama *Title 30, Code of AL 1975, Section 30-3A-10l thru: 906 Contact: Patricia Johnson (205) 413-2006 Interstate Central Registry Jerilyn Raines (334) 242-9300	05/09/97	01/01/98	Yes	Yes, using two year implementation period to phase out URESA cases in the system	No
2. Alaska *AK Statute 25.25, Para 101 Contact: Georgette Crosa (907) 269-6837	05/31/95	01/01/96	No	Yes	Yes, in the process
3. Arkansas *Act 468 1993 amending Title 9 (Family Law) Chapter 17 of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Contact: Mary Smith (501) 682-8410	03/12/93	03/12/93	Yes	Yes	No
4. Arizona *AR Revised Statute (ARS) 12-1721 through 1756 Contact: Christina Doss (602) 274-7951 Interstate Central Registry: Mary Clayton (602) 280-1013	04/20/93	07/01/95	Excludes provision for criminal bench warrant. Includes civil arrest warrant	No, both statutes exist and will be used where appropriate	No
5. California *Senate Bill 568, Ch.6/Part 5 Contact: Kirsten Salomon (916) 654-1273 Interstate Central Registry: Virgil Chapman (916) 323-5660 Shirley Gaustad (916) 323-5641	08/04/97	01/01/98	Yes	No
6. Colorado *Colorado Revised Statutes Title 14, Article 5 Contact: Andrea Baugher (303) 866-4396	04/20/93	01/01/95	No	Yes	No
7. Connecticut CT has submitted UIFSA legislation twice...both times they did not succeed in having it passed. They will submit it again in the next session. STATUS UPDATE: CT passed their version of UIFSA...pending Governor's signature. Other information to follow once the copy is available.
8. Delaware *Part of DE Code Title 13 Chapter 6, (replaces old Chapter 6) Contact: Diane Walters (302) 577-4868	07/15/94	07/01/95	Yes	Yes	No
9. District of Columbia Code Cited: Title 30, Sect. 341.1-349.1 Contact: Sheila Bradley (202) 645-5336	11/07/95	02/13/96	Yes	Yes	No
10. Florida *Chapter 88 Florida Statute Contact: Patterson Miller (904) 922-9715	05/01/96	07/01/97	No definition 19--added to end "or" as determined by the Attorney General	Yes	No
11. Georgia Pending
12. Guam Contact: Roger Wong 9-011-671-3343 Interstate Central Registry: Margot Bean 9-011-671-475-3480 Will be introducing legislation shortly. Legislation is in process of being revised and edited before being formally introduced.
13. Hawaii Contact: Geraldine Hasegawa (808) 961-8375 Interstate Central Registry Ray Scroggins (808) 587-3717	06/21/97	07/01/97	Yes	Yes
14. Idaho *Idaho Code (IC) Chapter 10, Title 7, 7-1001 - 7-1052 Contact: Don McEldowney Program Coordinator (208) 334-0605	07/01/94	07/01/94	Yes	Yes	No
15. Illinois *Implementation delayed until 1/96, therefore, citation pending Contact: Rick Saavedra (217) 524-4607 Sally McKenzie (217) 524-4589	05/10/94	01/01/96	Yes	No	No
16. Indiana *P.L. 116-1996 Indiana Code (IC) 31-1.5 Contact: William Steffan (317) 232-4931	03/15/96	01/01/97	Yes	Yes	No
17. Iowa *The Code of Iowa (252K) did not include a new chapter to implement UIFSA. Contact: Diane Dentlinger (515) 281-4289 Interstate Central Registry Colleen Johr (515) 242-6099	05/21/97	01/01/98	Yes	Yes	No
18. Kansas *KSA 23-9, 101 et.seq. Contact: David Addington (913) 296-1955	04/25/94	07/01/95	Yes	Yes	No
19. Kentucky: Failed to get UIFSA enacted in its last legislative session. They plan to propose UIFSA in the '96 session. UIFSA legislation passed but it will "ONLY BE EFFECTIVE" if we require States to implement UIFSA laws. STATUS UPDATE: Kentucky has problems with their legislation. The legislation has to be resubmitted, therefore, KY will not be able to start UIFSA. The KY statute had a provision that stated that when Congress mandated UIFSA, then KY could implement the provision. The chief statute writer for the legislature said that Congress simply stated that the State should implement UIFSA or lose money. KY has a choice, therefore, KY plans to take out the part that mentions enacted if mandated by Congress and to add any updates. KY plans to go ahead with the training of staff but will not be considered an UIFSA state.
20. Louisiana *Chapter I of Title XIII of the Children's Code, Articles 1301-1342 Contact: Gordon Hood IV-D Director (504) 342-4780	06/14/95	01/01/96	Yes, except for minor variations in Section 316, Evidential Provision	Yes	No
21. Massachusetts *MA General Laws, Chapter 209D (statute created new chapter for UIFSA) Contact: Laurie Ray (617) 577-7200 x30463	02/10/95	05/10/95	Yes	Yes	No
22. Maine *Title 19 MRSA, Section 421-429B Contact: Jeff Young (207) 624-8020	04/15/94	07/01/95	No, excludes direct wage withholding and registration of child support orders (not mandatory for enforcement)	Yes	No
23. Maryland *SLA, Section 10-301 through 10-347 inclusive, Subtitle 3, Maryland UIFSA Article, Family Law Contact: Dianna McCulloh (410) 767-7887	05/23/96	01/01/97	No	Yes	No
24. Michigan Code Cited: MCL 552.1101-552.1901 Contact: Bill Hart (517)373-7570	07/02/96	06/01/97	No	No, however, decision to be made after 6/1/97	No
25. Minnesota *Chapter 518C, Section 518C.01 to 518C.36 Contact: Kathy Seitz (612) 297-5846	05/10/94	01/01/95	Yes	Yes	No
26. Mississippi *Section 93-25-3 et seq Contact: Alethea Cross (601) 359-4868	07/01/97	07/01/97	Yes	Yes	No
27. Missouri *Sect. 454.850 - 454.980, Revised Statutes of MO (RSMo) Contact: Nancy Crocker (573) 526-5356	07/09/96	01/01/97	Yes	No, but URESA not available for cases received ate 12/31/96. Pending cases as of 12/31/96 continues under URESA	No
28. Montana *Montana Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 5, Part 1 (MCA 40-5-101 through 40-5-197) Contact: Mary Ann Wellbank Administrator (406) 444-3338	04/13/93	10/01/93	No, excludes direct wage withholding	Only as necessary to adopt UIFSA; not completely repealed language of URESA does replace URESA	No
29. Nebraska *Nebraska Revised Statute, paragraphs 42-701 and 42-7, 105 (1553) Contact: Mary Pat Kelly (402) 471-9716	06/09/93	01/01/94	Yes	Yes	No
30. New Hampshire *HB 609/Chapter 263 Contact: Dawn Panzino (603) 271-4428	06/19/97	01/01/98	Yes	Yes	No
31. New JerseyHas legislation (A-1337) pending in the State Assembly. The bill, as written, mirrors the model legislation in its entirety. As an aside, NJ is being very cautious in enacting this legislation, preferring to wait until Congress passes welfare reform legislation to see if there will be a mandate for States to adopt UIFSA and/or to see if there will be any substantive changes in the model law. As a result, this bill has been in the State Assembly since 9/94). Status Update: The UIFSA proposal is now pending the introduction of the legislative proposals needed to bring the IV-D program into compliance with the PRWORA, and is expected to be introduced in the State legislature this Fall.
32. Nevada Contact: Mary Mallison (702) 687-4744 (ICR contact also) NV plans to start preparing for UIFSA in their 1997 session. NV has biannual legislative session, every odd year.
33. New Mexico *Article 6 of New Mexico Domestic Affairs (NMSA 40-6) Contact: Helen Nelson (505) 827-7237	1994	07/01/95	Yes	Yes	No
34. New York *Article 5-b of Family Court Act Contact: (518) 474-9092	08/12/97	12/31/97	Yes	Repealed USDL	?
35. North Carolina *NC General Statutes, Chapter 52C, Article 1 Contact: Bill Thompson (919) 571-4114 ext. 230	07/29/95	01/01/96	Yes	Yes	No
36. North Dakota *North Dakota Century Code (NDCC) 14-12.2 Contact: Edie Markhouse (701) 328-3582	03/10/95	08/01/95	Yes	Yes	Yes
37. Ohio *ORC 3115 Contact: Rose Riley (614) 752-6567	08/23/97	01/01/98	Yes	Yes	Yes, except to allow for procedur- ally address- ing future requests for IWW
38. Oklahoma *Oklahoma Statute 43 O.S. 600-100 et.seq. Contact: Judy Johnson (405) 522-2550	09/01/94	09/01/94	Yes	Yes	No
39. Oregon *Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 110.300 - 110.441 Contact: Diane Pietrzak Support Division (541) 686-7833 Bruce Barnett (541) 686-4517	11/04/93	07/01/94	Minor variations; amended UIFSA limiting direct withholding to one withholding per obligor	Yes	Yes
40.. Pennsylvania *PA 23 PACSA, Chap.71 Contact: Dan Richards Director (717) 783-0188	04/04/96	04/04/96	Yes	Yes	No
41. Puerto Rico PR is in the process of translating UIFSA into Spanish and passing a bilingual version this legislative session. Update: Will repeal URESA. Completed PRWORA legislation which includes all UIFSA and UIFSA language verbatim (Spanish will introduce a Spanish/English version, with the English prevailing in the event of translation ambiguities. Legislation is undergoing final review in Governor's office. While introduction date and legislative hearing dates not yet set, Region II was assured by Governor's legal staff on October 2 that legislation will be introduced and passed before session ends this year.
42. Rhode Island Code Cited: RI General Law, Chapter 15, 1523.1-53 Contact: Sharon Santilli (401) 277-3845	08/01/96	01/01/97	Yes	Yes	Yes
43. South Carolina *Title 20, Chapter 7, Article 9, Subarticle 5 of the 1976 Code Contact: Gordon Moseley (803) 737-5873	07/14/94	07/14/94	Yes	Yes	No
44. South Dakota *South Dakota Codified Laws, Chapter 25-9B Contact: Mark Close Program Specialist (605) 773-3641	03/04/94	07/01/94	No, excludes direct wage withholding	Yes	No
45. Tennessee	07/01/96	01/01/97	Yes	Yes	Yes
46. Texas *Texas Family Code, sections 159.001-159.902 Contact: David Vela IV-D Director (512) 463-2181 x2700	06/18/93	09/01/93	Minor Variations	Yes	Yes
47. Utah *UT Statute 78-45f-100-103, 201-209, 301-319, 401, 501-502, 601-612, 701, 801, 802, 901 Contact: Nancy Adams (801) 536-8601 Kristen Lowe (801) 536-0347	02/29/96	04/28/96	Yes	Yes	No
48. Vermont *VT Statute Sec. 1 VSA Title 15B Contact: Andrew Warren (802) 241-3261		05/06/97	01/01/98	Direct withholding: employers who remit w/w within 5 days have option to send payments to VT IV-D agency.	Yes	No
49. Virginia *Title 20,Chapter 5.3 at Section 20-88.32 through 20-88.82 Contact: Bill Brownfield (804) 692-2401	07/01/94	07/01/94	No, however, the intent of the Act has not changed.	Yes	No
50. Virgin Islands Intends to repeal URESA and adopt UIFSA verbatim. Will add section authorizing IV-D director to designate foreign countries as reciprocating countries. Enactment is expected prior to January 1998. UPDATE: Will repeal URESA. Completed PRWORA legislation which includes all UIFSA and UIFSA language verbatim (Spanish will introduce a Spanish/English version, with the English prevailing in the event of translation ambiguities. Legislation is undergoing final review in Governor's office. A hearing is scheduled in the VI legislature for October 14, 1997 (Region II staff will particiapte).
51. Washington *Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 26.21 Contact: Janet Wallace (206) 464-6916	05/12/93	07/01/94	Yes	Yes	No
52. Wisconsin *Chapter 769, 1993 Act 326 Contact: Kathy Fullin (608) 266-6859 Todd Kummer (608) 266-8438	04/30/94	04/30/94	Yes	Yes	No
53. West Virginia *Code of WV - Chapter 48B Contact: Jim Dingledine (304) 558-3608	03/27/97	01/01/98	Yes, except for minor vairiations under extended personal jurisdiction and rules of evidence.	Yes	No
54. Wyoming *W.S. 20-4-139 - 20-4-189 Contact: Cheryl Wadas (307) 635-3365 Jim Mohler (307) 777-7193	02/24/95	07/01/95	Yes	Yes	No

NOTE: Adoption of UIFSA doesnot change Federal regulation of interstate case processing and does not change !984 amendments. Under the new Welfare Reform Law, all States are required to are required to implement UIFSA by January 1, 1998. ###