HB 1634 — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in support matters generally, further providing for costs and fees and for State disbursement unit.

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21861634 THE2019 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFBOBACK, PENNSYLVANIAJUNE HOUSE14, BILL2019 SessionREFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, JUNE 14, 2019 AN ACT Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of No.the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in support matters generally, further providing for costs and fees.

1634The 2019General INTRODUCEDAssembly BYof BOBACK,the JUNECommonwealth 14, 2019 AS REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 18, 2019UTH, HOUSE OF AN ACT Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidatedhereby Statutes,enacts inas supportfollows: matters generally, further providing for costs and fees AND FOR STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT.

<-- The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 4351(a.1) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania <-- Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

SECTION 1.

SECTIONS 4351(A.1) AND 4374(C)(3) AND (D)(2) OF <-- TITLE 23 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES ARE AMENDED TO READ:

§ 301 et seq.) and for whom the Commonwealth has collected at least [$500]$500 $550 of support in a Federal fiscal <-- year.

* * * § 4374.

STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT.

<-- * * * (C) ALLOCATION OF COLLECTIONS.--SUBJECT TO SUBSECTIONS (D), (E), (F) AND (F.1), SUPPORT COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF A FAMILY SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:

* * * (3) IN THE CASE OF A FAMILY THAT NEVER RECEIVED CASH ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMMONWEALTH, ALL SUPPORT COLLECTIONS SHALL BE PAID TO THE FAMILY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FEDERALLY MANDATED [$25] $35 ANNUAL FEE COLLECTED FROM THE CUSTODIAL PARENT AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 4351(A.1) (RELATING TO COSTS AND FEES).

(D) RETENTION BY COMMONWEALTH.-- * * * (2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE FEDERALLY MANDATED [$25] $35 ANNUAL FEE COLLECTED FROM THE CUSTODIAL PARENT AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 4351(A.1) SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

This act shall take effect in 60 daysdays. <-- IMMEDIATELY.

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