252B.18 - CHILD SUPPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- ESTABLISHED -- DUTIES. - Iowa Statutes

252B.18 CHILD SUPPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- ESTABLISHED -- DUTIES. 1. a. The department shall establish a child support advisory committee. (1) Members shall include at least one district judge and representatives of custodial parent groups, noncustodial parent groups, the general assembly, the office of citizens' aide, the Iowa state bar association, the Iowa county attorneys association, and other constituencies which have an interest in child support enforcement issues, appointed by the respective entity. (2) The legislative members of the committee shall be appointed as follows: one senator each by the majority leader of the senate, after consultation with the president of the senate, and by the minority leader of the senate, and one member of the house of representatives each by the speaker of the house of representatives, after consultation with the majority leader of the house of representatives, and by the minority leader of the house of representatives. b. The legislative members shall serve for terms as provided in section 69.16B. Nonlegislative members shall serve staggered terms of two years. Appointments shall comply with sections 69.16 and 69.16A. Vacancies shall be filled by the original appointing authority and in the manner of the original appointments. c. Nonlegislative members shall receive actual expenses incurred while serving in their official capacity and may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. Legislative members shall receive compensation pursuant to section 2.12. 2. The committee shall select a chairperson, annually, from its membership. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. 3. The child support advisory committee shall assist the department in all of the following activities: a. Review of existing child support guidelines and recommendations for revision. b. Examination of the operation of the child support system to identify program improvements or enhancements which would increase the effectiveness of securing parental support and parental involvement. c. Recommendation of legislation which would clarify and improve state law regarding support for children. 4. The committee shall receive input from the public regarding the issues identified in subsection 3. The methods by which public input may be accessed may include but are not limited to public hearings, focus groups, and surveys.          Section History: Recent Form 90 Acts, ch 1224, §13; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §17; 2008 Acts, ch 1156, §38, 58