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Results of New Hire Reporting Pilot

March 18, 1997

DC-96-61

TO ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS

Dear Colleague:

RE: Results of New Hire Reporting Pilot

I would like to extend a sincere thank you to all who helped make the New Hire Reporting Pilot such a success. It was gratifying to see such interest from the States in this initiative and how quickly States were able to send new hire data to OCSE. The Executive Order mandating the pilot was issued June 18 and in little over a month later, OCSE began receiving new hire data. In all, over 6.5 million new hire records were collected from 19 States. Although the remaining States with new hire reporting expressed an interest in supplying data, they were precluded from doing so due to legislative constraints or lack of an automated process.

The pilot was conducted in two stages. In stage one, the new hire records were matched against the 4.5 million Tax Refund Offset cases and resulted in over 60,000 matches. In stage two, the new hire data were matched against 2.7 million FPLS cases and resulted in 36,000 matches.

There are several things to keep in mind when reviewing the match results. For example, the matches represent interstate activity only, that is, a State submitting new hire data did not receive their own State's tax offset or FPLS matches. Another consideration is that although 19 States supplied data, this represents only a small portion of the new hire data potentially available. Some States were legislatively precluded from sharing data unless it matched against their own files; others supplied very small amounts of data due to the newness of their programs.

We would appreciate hearing if the data returned to you was useful. Were you able to initiate paternity establishment cases, issue wage assignments, or perform any other child support related activity as a result of the pilot? Perhaps you were able to establish a working relationship with a State as a result of the pilot? Anecdotal information is also welcome. Please contact Karen Bartlett at (202) 401-4630 if you have comments or questions regarding the pilot. She may also be reached by internet at: kbartlett@acf.hhs.gov

Again, thank you for participating in the New Hire Reporting Pilot. It was truly an example of how State and Federal staff can all work together to make something we all believe in a success. Thanks to the pilot, we now have some indication now ofhow valuable new hire data will be to child support once the National Directory of New Hires is fully implemented.

Sincerely,

David Gray Ross

Deputy Director

Office of Child Support

Enforcement