FDRA: What the New Assignment Rules Mean to Accounting

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FDRA What the New Assignment Rules Mean to
Accounting

• Presenters
• Kathy Sokolik, Director
• Santa Cruz - San Benito Regional
• Department of Child Support Services
• dcs001_at_dcss.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
• Ruby Tumagan, SAT Project Manager
• Department of Child Support Services
• ruby.tumagan_at_dcss.ca.gov
• Ken Cushman, President
• C3 Cushman Computer Consulting, Inc.
• ken_at_cushmancc.com

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FDRA Background

• Welfare and Institution Code (WIC) Section 11477
  changed the rules for assignment of support
  rights as a condition for aid eligibility.
• 2005 FDRA Section 7301.1 amended WIC Section
  11477.

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CSE Changes

• CR1100 eliminated the
• creation of new TAA and
• CAA, effective 10/1/09.

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CSE Changescontinued

• DCR317485 - changed the
• distribution hierarchy for
• currently assisted (CA) cases,
• effective 10/1/09.

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SAT Changes ( per CR1100)

• PRWORA On Aid Sweeping
• (Effective 10/1/1998)

FDRA On Aid Sweeping (Effective 10/1/2009)
TAA
CAA
CAA
CAA
UDA
UDA
UDA
UPA
UPA
UPA
NAA
NAA
NAA
NOTE There is no change in the Off Aid
Sweeping. TAA created pre-FDRA period will
continue to sweep to CAA after 10/1/2009.
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SAT Changes (per DCR317485)

Before 10/1/09 Collections apply to unassigned
arrears first before assigned arrears on
currently assisted cases. After 10/1/09
Collections now apply to assigned arrears before
unassigned arrears on currently assisted cases.
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SAT Distribution Hierarchy
Title Effective Periods
Pre-PRWORA Prior to 9/30/98
PRWORA 10/1/98 12/31/08
AB2669 1/1/09 9/30/09
FDRA 10/1/09
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SAT Pointers

• How best to audit cases with
• mixed time periods
• mixed accounts
• credits (futures)

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SAT Pointerscontinued

• How To
• Import data from legacy-legacy cases
• Review report options
• Change or add case numbers
• Transfer audits
• Review Help Pages

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Customer Service
Issue LCSA Action
Network related (SAT is down, Choice Page blank, CSE and SAT are not linking, etc.) Send email to the LCSA Helpdesk (LCSA.Helpdesk_at_dcss.ca.gov), or contact [phone].
Technical related (slow response, links not working, missing data, etc). Access the Contact hyperlink in the SAT, and provide detailed information.
Training related (How toquestions). Access the Help hyperlink in the SAT. If further information is needed, send detailed question to the SAT Support via the Contact hyperlink.
Policy related (What is the current policy, or clarify policy). Send detailed email to the DCSS Policy Branch (Policy.Branch_at_dcss.ca.gov).
SAT access (Add or modify user access). Contact your local administrator. To identify the appropriate staff, access the Admin hyperlink in the SAT. Click on View Users link to see a list of your county users with the Admin security.
SAT process or system changes (request to change existing process or functionality). Send detailed email to the SAT Manager at (ruby.tumagan_at_dcss.ca.gov).
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Q A

• Presenters
• Kathy Sokolik, LCSA
• Ruby Tumagan, DCSS
• Ken Cushman, C3