Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution and emergency appropriation of a Title IV-D Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (IDHFS) and the Lake County State's Attorney for the continuation of the State's Attorney's Child Support Enforcement Program for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, for a maximum reimbursement amount of $610,000 for staff wages and benefits.
Staff Summary
* Since 1985, the State's Attorney's Office has entered into an annual Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (IDHFS) to provide child support enforcement services.
* Pursuant to these annual agreements, the State's Attorney's Office reasonable costs for providing these services, as determined by IDHFS, are to be reimbursed.
* From 1999 to 2017, the State's Attorney's Child Support Enforcement (CSE) staff included three assistant state's attorneys, four secretaries, three paralegals and one investigator.
* Currently, the CSE staff includes two full-time assistant state's attorneys, a .5 full-time equivalent (FTE) assistant state's attorney/supervisor, three full-time legal assistants, and 2.75 FTE paralegals.
* The Child Support Enforcement Division handles approximately 12,000 active cases, including those to establish paternity, to set support upon voluntary acknowledgement, to establish medical support orders, and to enforce orders for payment of support.
* IDHFS has tendered a proposed State fiscal year (SFY) 2020 contract to reimburse personnel costs not to exceed $610,000, 66 percent of which is federal funds.
* Funding for the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020 Lake County contract remains the same as the SFY 2019's contract.
* Total FY 2019 Program cost is $923,705 which includes: $610,000 from the State of IDHFS, $9,475 reimbursement from the State's Attorney's Environmental Fund, and $304,230 in the State's Attorney's current operating budget.
Bo...
Click here for full text