DCL-00-95, State Best Practices

DCL-00-95 SEP 7, 2000

TO: ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS

RE: State Best Practices

Dear Colleague:

The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is pleased to release the fourth installment of "Tips, Techniques, and Technology in Using FPLS Data." The third edition was sent to States on May 22, 2000 with DC-00-59. The guide describes the innovations and procedures that States have developed to take advantage of the new tools in child support enforcement, especially those provided by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA).

The enclosed installment includes a revised Table of Contents and articles on:

Missouri’s Approach to Family Violence for Non-TANF Applicants
The Federal Case Registry (FCR) Reconciliation File
Vermont’s Automated Income Withholding Process Using National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) Data
Virginia’s Use of the NDNH and FCR Data

The creativity of States is demonstrated in these practices, and we trust that you will find the enclosed guide helpful in your own efforts to optimize your program. If you feel your State has developed a practice from which other States may be able to learn, or if you have any questions about the guide, please contact Mike Torpy at (202) 260-1888 or mtorpy@acf.hhs.gov.

Once again, let me applaud all States for their continued creativity and hard work on behalf of our nation’s children.

Sincerely,

David Gray Ross
Commissioner
Office of Child Support Enforcement

Enclosures

cc: ACF Regional Administrators
Regional Program Managers
Best Practices Contacts

Table of Contents (4K Adobe Acrobat)
Missouri's Approach to Family Violence for Non-TANF Applicants (13K Adobe Acrobat)
The FCR Reconciliation File (10K Adobe Acrobat)
Vermont's Automated Income Withholding Process Using NDNH Data (13K Adobe Acrobat)
Virginia's Use of the NDNH and FCR Data (13K Adobe Acrobat)