State Plan for Child Support Collection and Establishment of Paternity Under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act

The requirement for submission of a state plan and plan amendments for the Child Support Services program is found in legislation at sections 452, 454 and 466 of the Social Security Act (the Act). These sections are implemented by regulations at 45 CFR 301, 302, 303, 305, 307 and 308. States and territories are provided with instructions for completing the automated state plan and plan amendments in OCSE-AT-15-02. The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) has approved a IV-D state plan for each state and territory. Federal regulations require states and territories to amend their state plans only when necessary to reflect new or revised federal statutes or regulations or material change in any state law, organization, policy, or IV-D agency operations. According to 45 CFR 301.13, “After approval of the original plan by the Office, all relevant changes, required by new statutes, rules, regulations, interpretations, and court decisions, are required to be submitted currently so that the Office may determine whether the plan continues to meet federal requirements and policies.” The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved the IV-D state plan forms, OCSE-100 and OCSE-21-U4. All states have had IV-D plans in place for years. Plan amendments that states submit now are normally specific preprint plan pages that are required by changes in state laws or processes, or required by federal law, regulations, or policies. Each state and territory submit, on average, 12 preprint state plan pages (OCSS-100) and 12 transmittals (OCSS-21-U4) annually to notify OCSS of relevant changes required by new state statutes, rules, interpretations and court decisions. The State Plan for Child Support Collection and Establishment of Paternity Under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act information collection was approved by OMB for a 3-year extension on May 30, 2023. However, on May 31, 2024, OCSS published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (89 FR 47109; RIN 0970-AD00) proposing to allow Federal financial participation (FFP) for certain optional and nonduplicative employment and training services for eligible noncustodial parents in the child support program. The proposed rule will permit states, at their discretion, to use FFP to provide any or all of the following services: job search assistance; job readiness training; job development and job placement services; skills assessments; job retention services; work supports; and occupational training and other skills training directly related to employment. On December 13, 2024, OCSS published the Employment and Training Services for Noncustodial Parents in the Child Support Program final rule (89 FR 100789; RIN 0970-AD00). To incorporate changes resulting from this rule, we’re requesting approval to revise and extend this currently approved collection for 3 years. Attachments include the OCSS-100 and the OCSS-21-U4.

The latest form for State Plan for Child Support Collection and Establishment of Paternity Under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act expires 2028-02-29 and can be found here.

OCSE-100

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