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An Act Regarding the Annual Service Fee for Child Support Services Provided by the Department of Health and Human Services
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §51  is enacted to read:
§ 51. Annual service fee
The department shall pay the $25 annual fee required by the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171, for the assistance of the department in the collection of child support for families that are not receiving assistance under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program under chapter 1053-B for whom the department has collected over $500 during the federal fiscal year.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to pay the $25 annual fee required by the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171, for the assistance of the department in the collection of child support for certain families. This bill reverses an initiative enacted in Public Law 2011, chapter 477.