Researcher: JP Page 1 3/9/21
OLR Bill Analysis
SB 854
AN ACT CONCERNING A LIST OF THE 100 MOST DELINQUENT
CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGORS.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the requirement that the Office of Child Support
Services within the Department of Social Services (DSS) (1) establish,
maintain, and periodically update a list of all delinquent child support
obligors and (2) publish, on the DSS website, a list of the 100
individuals with the highest delinquent child support obligations. (In
practice, DSS has never published this list.)
Under current law, a “delinquent child support obligor” is a person
who (1) owes overdue court-ordered child support that amounts to
more than 90 days of his or her periodic payments on a current child
support or arrearage payment order or (2) has failed to (a) make court-
ordered medical or dental insurance coverage available within 90 days
after the order or (b) maintain the coverage for 90 days.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2021
COMMITTEE ACTION
Human Services Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 19 Nay 0 (02/23/2021)