DCL-00-70, Expanded Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) and Security Training Courses

DCL-00-70 JUNE 21, 2000

TO: ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS

RE: Expanded Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) and Security Training Courses

Dear Colleague:

The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has developed two new courses designed for child support workers. The first course includes the following topics:

Overview of Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA)
Expanded FPLS
State Disbursement Units
FPLS External Locate Sources
Federal Offset Program
Financial Institution Data Match Program
CSENet 2000
Introduction to Security in the Child Support World

The second course "Securing the Future" provides an in-depth look at security and how it relates to child support data, child support workers, and child support offices in the information age.

These two courses are being offered regionally during the next three months. The duration of the expanded FPLS course will be one-and-a-half days. The day-long security training will begin after the FPLS course is concluded. These two courses will be offered back-to-back and if both courses are taken, will require a two-and-a-half day commitment.

The target audience for the courses is front-line staff, first-line supervisors, and trainers. Participants may register for either one or both courses. Class size is limited to 25 people and will be filled on a first-come first-registered basis.

The training dates and locations are as follows:

July 18-20, Kansas City, Missouri
July 25-27, Alexandria, Virginia
August 15-17, Chicago, Illinois
August 29-31, Phoenix, Arizona

Sincerely,

David Gray Ross
Commissioner
Office of Child Support Enforcement

cc: ACF Regional Administrator
Regional Program Manager
State Training Liaison
FCR Contacts
FIDM State Contacts
Federal Offset Contacts

Enclosure: Registration for Expanded FPLS and Security Training