SB1088 - 452R - House Bill Summary

House of Representatives

SB 1088

child support; domestic relations; committees

Sponsors: Senators Hartley: Aguirre, Arzberger, et al

X	Committee on Retirement and Government Operations
	Committee on Human Services
	Caucus and COW
	Third Read
	As Passed the House

SB 1088 establishes the Child Support Committee and the Domestic Relations Committee, their members and their duties until December 31, 2007. The bill also repeals the Child Support Enforcement and Domestic Relations Reform Committee, the Child Support Council Subcommittee and the Domestic Relations Reform Study Subcommittee.

History

ARS §25-320.01 established a Child Support Enforcement and Domestic Relations Reform Committee to monitor and submit the work of the Child Support Council Subcommittee and the Domestic Relations Reform Study Subcommittee. The Child Support Council Subcommittee’s duty was to review plans of and make recommendations to certain governmental agencies regarding child support enforcement and related issues.

The Domestic Relations Reform Study Subcommittee was responsible for recommending changes to statutes, rules and issues that related to domestic relations. The Domestic Relations Reform Study Subcommittee also had the specific duty of clarifying grandparents’ rights in domestic relations issues.

Provisions

· Establishes the Child Support Committee and its members.

· Requires the Child Support Committee to prepare and submit an annual report consisting of work, findings and recommendations on child support guidelines, enforcement and related issues on or before December 31, each year.

· Establishes the Domestic Relations Committee and its members.

· Requires the Domestic Relations Committee to prepare and submit a statewide plan for an integrated family court on or before October 1, 2002.

· Requires the Domestic Relations Committee to prepare and submit an annual report consisting of recommendations on the domestic relations statutes, rules, procedures and other related issues on or before December 31, each year.

· Prohibits nonlegislative members of the Child Support Committee and the Domestic Relations Committee from receiving compensations but allows them reimbursements of expenses.

· Repeals the Child Support Enforcement and Domestic Relations Reform Committee, the Child Support Council Subcommittee and the Domestic Relations Reform Study Subcommittee.

· Repeals the Child Support Committee and the Domestic Relations Committee January 1, 2008.

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· 45th Legislature