                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT; PRIVATE CONTRACTS (§ 63.2-1907)

A. Pursuant to the authority granted in &#xA7; 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 (&#xA7; 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. The Board shall establish guidelines to implement the Department&#8217;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.

HISTORY: 1996, c. 1054, § 63.1-249.1; 1998, cc. 494, 499; 2002, cc. 262, 747.