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The Department shall supervise the administration of the child support enforcement program, let and monitor all contracts with private entities and ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. The Department may also enter into contracts with private collection agencies and other entities to effect the collection of child support arrearages. Contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations governing public entities pursuant to the Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.). Any contract to perform child support enforcement field work administrative functions and central office payment processing functions entered into by the Department shall contain a provision that the entity to whom the contract is awarded shall give employment preference to qualified persons whose employment with the Division of Child Support Enforcement is terminated as a result of the privatization of child support enforcement functions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when hiring to fill vacant positions within the Department, preference shall be given to qualified persons who are unable to obtain employment with an entity who is awarded a contract to perform child support enforcement field work administrative functions and central office payment processing functions pursuant to this section and whose employment with the Division of Child Support Enforcement is terminated as a result of the privatization of child support enforcement functions.B\n\nThe Board shall establish guidelines to implement the Department’s responsibilities under this section. Such guidelines shall specify procedures by which child support enforcement funding mechanisms authorized by state and federal law are allocated to fund central office and privatized child support enforcement functions.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":257858,"text":"Pursuant to the authority granted in § 63.2-1901, child support enforcement field work administrative functions and central office payment processing functions in the Commonwealth may be performed by private entities. The Department shall supervise the administration of the child support enforcement program, let and monitor all contracts with private entities and ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. The Department may also enter into contracts with private collection agencies and other entities to effect the collection of child support arrearages. Contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations governing public entities pursuant to the Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.). Any contract to perform child support enforcement field work administrative functions and central office payment processing functions entered into by the Department shall contain a provision that the entity to whom the contract is awarded shall give employment preference to qualified persons whose employment with the Division of Child Support Enforcement is terminated as a result of the privatization of child support enforcement functions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when hiring to fill vacant positions within the Department, preference shall be given to qualified persons who are unable to obtain employment with an entity who is awarded a contract to perform child support enforcement field work administrative functions and central office payment processing functions pursuant to this section and whose employment with the Division of Child Support Enforcement is terminated as a result of the privatization of child support enforcement functions.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":257859,"text":"The Board shall establish guidelines to implement the Department’s responsibilities under this section. 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1054<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapters 494<\/a> and 499<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 262<\/a> and 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"},{"id":75830,"section_number":"63.2-1901","catch_line":"Purpose of chapter; powers and duties of the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1901\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272465,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71535,"identifier":"63.2-1907","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/1\/63.2-1907","url":"\/63.2-1907\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1907\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/1\/63.2-1907","dublin_core":{"Title":"Child support enforcement; private contracts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1907","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Pursuant to the authority granted in § 63.2-1901<\/a>, child<\/span> support enforcement field work administrative functions and central office payment processing functions in the Commonwealth may be performed by private entities. The Department<\/span> shall supervise the administration of the child<\/span> support enforcement program, let and monitor all contracts<\/span> with private entities and ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws<\/span> and regulations. The Department<\/span> may also enter into contracts<\/span> with private collection agencies and other entities to effect the collection of child<\/span> support arrearages. Contracts<\/span> entered into pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the applicable laws<\/span> and regulations governing public entities pursuant to the Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.). Any contract<\/span> to perform child<\/span> support enforcement field work administrative functions and central office payment processing functions entered into by the Department<\/span> shall contain a provision that the entity to whom the contract<\/span> is awarded shall give employment<\/span> preference to qualified persons whose employment<\/span> with the Division of Child<\/span> Support Enforcement is terminated as a result of the privatization of child<\/span> support enforcement functions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, when hiring to fill vacant positions within the Department<\/span>, preference shall be given to qualified persons who are unable to obtain employment<\/span> with an entity who is awarded a contract<\/span> to perform child<\/span> support enforcement field work administrative functions and central office payment processing functions pursuant to this section and whose employment<\/span> with the Division of Child<\/span> Support Enforcement is terminated as a result of the privatization of child<\/span> support enforcement functions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall establish guidelines to implement the Department<\/span>’s responsibilities under this section. Such guidelines shall specify procedures by which child<\/span> support enforcement funding mechanisms authorized by state and federal law<\/span> are allocated to fund central office and privatized child<\/span> support enforcement functions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT; PRIVATE CONTRACTS (\u00a7 63.2-1907)\n\nA. Pursuant to the authority granted in § 63.2-1901, child support\nenforcement field work administrative functions and central office payment\nprocessing functions in the Commonwealth may be performed by private entities.\nThe Department shall supervise the administration of the child support\nenforcement program, let and monitor all contracts with private entities and\nensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. The\nDepartment may also enter into contracts with private collection agencies and\nother entities to effect the collection of child support arrearages. Contracts\nentered into pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the applicable\nlaws and regulations governing public entities pursuant to the Public\nProcurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.). Any contract to perform child support\nenforcement field work administrative functions and central office payment\nprocessing functions entered into by the Department shall contain a provision\nthat the entity to whom the contract is awarded shall give employment preference\nto qualified persons whose employment with the Division of Child Support\nEnforcement is terminated as a result of the privatization of child support\nenforcement functions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when hiring\nto fill vacant positions within the Department, preference shall be given to\nqualified persons who are unable to obtain employment with an entity who is\nawarded a contract to perform child support enforcement field work\nadministrative functions and central office payment processing functions\npursuant to this section and whose employment with the Division of Child Support\nEnforcement is terminated as a result of the privatization of child support\nenforcement functions.\n\nB. The Board shall establish guidelines to implement the Department’s\nresponsibilities under this section. Such guidelines shall specify procedures by\nwhich child support enforcement funding mechanisms authorized by state and\nfederal law are allocated to fund central office and privatized child support\nenforcement functions.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 1054, \u00a7 63.1-249.1; 1998, cc. 494, 499; 2002, cc. 262, 747.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}