DATE: June 10, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding with California Department of Child Support Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Child Support Services for Third-Party access to the Child Support Enforcement System, effective upon execution by the California Department of Child Support Services, not to exceed 36 months ($0).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department to continue its access to the Child Support Enforcement System (CSE) to administer California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), CalFresh, Medi-Cal and Foster Care programs, with no increase to Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department will lose access to the CSE, which may delay the adoption of children in foster care and affect the Department's process of determining eligibility and appropriate benefit amounts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. There is no cost associated with the recommended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
DISCUSSION:
On June 8, 2021, your Board approved a 36-month MOU between the Department and the California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) for third party online read-only access service to CSE which expired on June 22, 2024. A new MOU was taken to the Board for approval on June 18, 2024, with a June 27, 2027, expiration. On January 9, 2025, DCSS sent out an updated MOU, highlighting key changes, and provided an updated "Third Party Access Procedure" document for additional information on the TPA program.
California State and Federal law allows disclosure of child support information to public entities to facilitate and enhance the effectiveness...
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