A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to establish the child support cooperation act of 2019.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 110 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
"Article 11.
"Child Support Cooperation Act.
"§ 110‑155.  Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Support Cooperation Act of 2019."
"§ 110‑156.  Purpose.
The purpose of this act is to reduce child poverty and dependency by ensuring parents cooperate with State efforts to collect child support for their children as authorized by federal law.
"§ 110‑157.  Child support cooperation requirements.
The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, as the agency responsible for determining eligibility for the Food and Nutrition Services program under Part 5 of Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes and in collaboration with the Child Support Enforcement Program, shall require individuals seeking benefits to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Program of this State as a condition of eligibility pursuant to 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(o) and (p)."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2020.