Policy & Regulations

Committee Mission

The mission of the Policy and Regulations Committee is to coordinate the county level development, discussion, review and comment of proposed, existing or necessary policies and regulations of the Department of Child Support Services. 

The CSDA Policy and Regulations Committee establishes and maintains both a structure and process for regular and direct interface/dialog with DCSS to ensure that CSDA issues and concerns are fully considered as part of the development and maintenance of DCSS policies and regulations.

Agenda & Minutes

Click on the link to access an archive of the committee agendas and meeting minutes.

Actually, during each membership meeting the Chair of the Policy and Regulations Committee provides an update on the committee's activities. To access copies of their report, go to the CSDA membership minutes archive.

Next Meeting

Link & Resources

One of the major roles of the committee is to provide feedback during the development of child support policy and regulations. Disseminated by DCSS in the form of a draft CSS letter, committee members and all LCSA Directors have a 10 day window of opportunity to comment. To view an archive of the draft CSS letters and their corresponding feedback, please go to the CSS Letter archive.

The committee also provides a forum for those who have policy questions that need interpretation. If you have a policy interpretation question (PIQ) please see the attached process and complete the form in the following document  PIQ's process and email it to CSDA Deputy Director Natalie Dillon. Click here for an archive of previously submitted CSDA PIQ's: archive.

What's New

In August 2009, the Policy and Regulation Committee Chairs met with DCSS Program Policy Executives to develop the Principles for Developing Child Support Regulations. This document will be used as a guide by DCSS policy branch staff to formulate the regulations that are needed.

Miscellaneous

The Office of Child Support Enforcement also provides guidance on child support policy through its PIQ process. Click on the link to access its 2008 archive of PIQ letters.