ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
appropriations; spousal
maintenance
Appropriates
$3 million from the state general fund in each of FY 2001-2002 and FY 2002-2003
to the Department of Economic Security (DES) to hire full-time employees for
enhanced collection of maintenance for spouses without dependent children.
Currently,
Arizona does not have a maintenance support enforcement program for spouses
without dependent children. The Child
Support Enforcement Unit in DES collects spousal support when it is part of a
child support enforcement order. In
other cases, the spouse must go through the court system to remedy problems
with the collection of spousal maintenance.
Other states follow the same protocol as Arizona regarding spousal
maintenance enforcement, according to the National Conference of State
Legislatures.
S.B.
1190 appropriates $3 million from the state general fund in each of FY
2001-2002 and FY 2002-2003 to DES to hire full-time employees to collect
spousal maintenance for spouses without dependent children.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $3 million from the state general fund in each of FY 2001-2002 and FY 2002-2003 to DES to hire full-time employees for enhanced collection of spousal maintenance for spouses without dependent children. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.
2. Provides for a general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Staff
January 22, 2001