2010 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations
25-323.01 Child support committee; membership; duties; report

25-323.01. Child support committee; membership; duties; report

A. The child support committee is established consisting of the following members:

1. The director of the department of economic security or the director's designee.

2. The assistant director of the division of child support enforcement of the department of economic security.

3. A division or section chief from the office of the attorney general, or the division or section chief's designee, who has knowledge of or experience in child support enforcement and related issues and who is appointed by the attorney general.

4. The director of the administrative office of the supreme court or the director's designee.

5. Two presiding judges from the domestic relations division of the superior court who are appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court. One judge shall be from an urban county and one judge shall be from a rural county.

6. A title IV-D court commissioner who is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.

7. A clerk of the superior court who is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.

8. One county attorney who is appointed by the director of the department of economic security and who is from a county that is currently contracting with the state to provide child support enforcement services.

9. An executive assistant from the office of the governor who is appointed by the governor.

10. One person who is knowledgeable in child support issues and who is a noncustodial parent and one person who is knowledgeable in child support issues and who is a custodial parent. The president of the senate shall appoint these members.

11. One person who is knowledgeable in child support issues and who is a noncustodial parent and one person who is knowledgeable in child support issues and who is a custodial parent. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint these members.

12. One parent who is knowledgeable in child support issues, who has joint custody and who is appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.

13. One person from the executive committee of the family law section of the state bar of Arizona who is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.

14. One person from the business community who is appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.

15. Two members of the senate from different political parties. The president of the senate shall appoint the members and designate one of the members as the cochairperson.

16. Two members of the house of representatives from different political parties. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the members and designate one of the members as the cochairperson.

B. The committee shall prepare an annual written report on its work, findings and recommendations regarding child support guidelines, enforcement and related issues. The committee shall submit this report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the chief justice of the supreme court on or before December 31 of each year and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records. Beginning July 1, 2011, the report shall be submitted electronically.

C. Nonlegislative members of the committee are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.