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General Information
Application Name Alabama Locate, Enforcement, & Collection System 
Application Acronym ALECS 
State ALABAMA 
ACF Region Region IV 
Federal Program Child Support Enforcement Program 
Profile Last Updated 7/22/2004 16:20:12 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs   
Responsible Program Agency Child Support Enforcement 
Responsible System Agency Center for Information Services 
Other Contributing Agencies   

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Transferred 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational July 1997 
Functional Description The system provides automation in compliance with Federal certification requirements. It allows for new cases to be set up and for case management of existing cases. It enables workers to efficiently locate non-custodial parents, establish paternity, and enforce child support orders. Data is maintained online so that paperwork is kept to a minimum. 
Interfaces ALECS provides information on child support collections to the IV-A system, and in turn receives information on IV-A case status and grants issues. ALECS provides information on cases referred to the court system for legal action, and in turn receives information from them on the status or the disposition of those cases. There are also several locate interfaces in which data is sent out to other agencies and is returned with matches. 
No. of System Users 800 
No. of Clients Served 300,000 
Certifications/Assessments Certified December 1997 
Application Future Plans An upgrade of our operating system to IBM zOS is planned. 
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning   
Implementation   
Operations Northrup Grumman 
Monitoring Northrup Grumman 
Other   

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform Single Platform 
Hardware Platform IBM 2066-0A2 z800 
Operating System OS 390 
Languages Telon; COBOL; CICS 
DBMS DB2 

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
unchecked boxAdoption unchecked boxAdult Protective Services unchecked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral unchecked boxChild Care Subsidy
unchecked boxChild Family Services unchecked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
unchecked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp unchecked boxFoster Care unchecked boxIndependent Living
unchecked boxInterstate Compact unchecked boxJuvenile Justice unchecked boxLIHEAP
unchecked boxMedicaid unchecked boxProvider Services unchecked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information    

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Laura Thornton (ALECS Project) 
Address 50 North Ripley St
 
Montgomery    AL    36130  
Telephone 334-242-3795  
Fax 334-242-3775  
Email Lthornton@dhr.state.al.us
Website http://www.dhr.state.al.us 
IT Contact
Name Lisa Kendall (ALECS Project) 
Address 64 North Union St
 
Montgomery    AL    36130  
Telephone 334-353-0057  
Fax 334-242-3775  
Email Lkendall@dhr.state.al.us
Website   

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