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                                   9104
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law and the  family  court  act,  in
   relation to administrative procedures for establishing support orders;
   and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
   of
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph g of subdivision 2 of section 111-c of the social
 services law, as amended by section 18 of part L of chapter  56  of  the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   g. obtain from respondent, when appropriate and in accordance with the
 procedures  established  by section one hundred eleven-k AND SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED ELEVEN-L of this [chapter] TITLE, an acknowledgement of  parent-
 age or an agreement to make support payments, or both;
   §  2.  Paragraph  (b)  of subdivision 1 of section 111-k of the social
 services law, as amended by section 19 of part L of chapter  56  of  the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  an  agreement to make support payments as provided in SUBDIVISION
 (A) OF section four hundred twenty-five of the family court  act.  Prior
 to  the  execution  of  such agreement, the respondent shall be advised,
 orally, which may be through the use of audio or video equipment, and in
 writing, of the consequences of such agreement, that the respondent  can
 be  held  liable  for support only if the family court, after a hearing,
 makes an order of support; that respondent has a right to  consult  with
 an attorney and that the agreement will be submitted to the family court
 for  approval  pursuant to SUBDIVISION (A) OF section four hundred twen-
 ty-five of the family court act; and that by  executing  the  agreement,
 the  respondent  waives  any  right  to  a  hearing regarding any matter
 contained in such agreement.
   § 3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section  111-1
 to read as follows:
   §  111-L.  CHILD SUPPORT ORDER ESTABLISHMENT CONFERENCE PILOT PROCESS.
 1.   PURPOSE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  DEVELOP  A  ONE-YEAR  PILOT  PROJECT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 ALLOWING  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICTS  TO  TAKE EXPEDITED ADMINISTRATIVE
 ACTIONS TO FACILITATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS CONSIST-
 ENT WITH THE STATE'S CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS WHO  AGREE  ON
 CHILD  SUPPORT  AND  SEEK  TO  VOLUNTARILY  ENGAGE  IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE
 CONFERENCE.
   2. INITIATING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS. (A) A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER ISSUED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND CONFIRMED BY A COURT PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVI-
 SION  (B)  OF  SECTION  FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT
 SHALL CONSTITUTE AN ORDER OF THE COURT AND SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE  BY  ANY
 MEANS  AVAILABLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS TITLE, ARTICLES FOUR AND FIVE-B OF THE FAMILY COURT  ACT  OR
 PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  FIFTY-TWO OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES AND
 ANY OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF LAW.
   (B) AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE INITIATED
 BY A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SERVING A  NOTICE  TO  ESTABLISH  A  CHILD
 SUPPORT  ORDER  BY  CONFERENCE  TO  EACH  PARTY ENTITLED TO NOTICE OR BY
 REFERRAL FROM A FAMILY COURT, ALONG WITH NOTICE TO EACH  PARTY  ENTITLED
 TO NOTICE.
   (C)  A  CASE THAT INVOLVES A MINOR PARENT, REQUIRES A DETERMINATION OF
 PATERNITY, OR HAS VERIFIED FAMILY VIOLENCE INDICATORS SHALL BE  EXCLUDED
 FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (D)  A  CASE WHERE THE COMBINED PARENTAL INCOME EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT SET
 FORTH IN PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 ELEVEN-I  OF  THIS TITLE SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (E) A CASE THAT INVOLVES SPOUSAL SUPPORT IN ADDITION TO CHILD  SUPPORT
 WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   3.  CONTENTS  OF  NOTICE TO ESTABLISH A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER BY CONFER-
 ENCE.   THE NOTICE TO ESTABLISH A  CHILD  SUPPORT  ORDER  BY  CONFERENCE
 ISSUED BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL SHALL:
   (A) DESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE FOR THE CONFERENCE;
   (B)  INFORM THE PARTY THAT THE PARTY MAY BE REPRESENTED BY LEGAL COUN-
 SEL DURING THE CONFERENCE OR AT A COURT HEARING;
   (C) INFORM THE PARTY THAT THE PARTY MAY REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE OR CEASE
 PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE, BUT THAT THE REFUSAL BY  THE  PARTY  TO
 PARTICIPATE WILL NOT PREVENT THE FILING OF A REQUEST FOR A DE NOVO HEAR-
 ING ON CHILD SUPPORT IN A FAMILY COURT ALONG WITH A RECORD OF THE ADMIN-
 ISTRATIVE  CONFERENCE,  IN  WHICH  A PARTY MAY BE ASSISTED BY THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICT;
   (D) INFORM THE PARTY THAT AN AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT  OF  THE  CONFERENCE
 PROCESS  PROMULGATED  BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SENT WITH THE NOTICE SHALL
 BE EXECUTED BY THE PARTY AND RETURNED TO THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  OFFICIAL
 ALONG  WITH ANY DOCUMENTATION OR INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE AFFIDAVIT
 NO LATER THAN FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE NOTICE IS SERVED;
   (E) INFORM THE PARTY THAT IF THE REQUESTED AFFIDAVIT IS  NOT  RETURNED
 AS REQUIRED, THE AGENCY MAY:
   (I) PROCEED WITH THE CONFERENCE PROCESS USING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED
 BY THE PARTIES OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED OR AVAILABLE TO THE AGENCY; OR
   (II)  FILE  A PETITION WITH THE COURT FOR CHILD SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF A
 PARTY; AND
   (F) DIRECT THE PARTY TO CONTACT THE SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICT  IF  THE
 PARTY BELIEVES THAT PURSUING CHILD SUPPORT WOULD EXPOSE THE PARTY OR THE
 CHILD TO PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL HARM.
   4. SERVICE OF NOTICE. ANY NOTICE OR ORDER REQUIRED TO BE SERVED PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE DELIVERED BY PERSONAL SERVICE OR FIRST-
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 CLASS MAIL ON EACH PARTY ENTITLED TO NOTICE AS  PROVIDED  UNDER  ARTICLE
 FOUR OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, OR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS ON CONSENT.
   5.  ISSUANCE  OF  ADMINISTRATIVE  SUBPOENA.  AS PART OF THE CONFERENCE
 PROCESS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT MAY ISSUE
 ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS AS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 ELEVEN-P OF THIS TITLE.
   6. NOTICE OF CONFERENCE. (A) THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL NOTIFY
 ALL  PARTIES ENTITLED TO NOTICE OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE DATE, TIME, AND
 PLACE OF THE CONFERENCE, AND SUCH CONFERENCE SHALL BE SCHEDULED NO LATER
 THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE NOTICE.
   (B) IF A PARTY FAILS TO ATTEND THE  SCHEDULED  CONFERENCE  THE  SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICT MAY PROCEED WITH THE CONFERENCE AND, AT THE CONCLUSION
 OF  THE  CONFERENCE, GENERATE A CONFERENCE REPORT CONTAINING THE AFFIDA-
 VITS SUBMITTED BY EACH PARTY AND INFORMATION SHARED WITH OR OBTAINED  BY
 THE  DISTRICT, ALONG WITH THE CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES WORKSHEET SETTING
 FORTH THE PRESUMPTIVE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT.
   (C) THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT MAY RESCHEDULE A  CONFERENCE  ON  THE
 REASONABLE REQUEST OF ANY PARTY. THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL GIVE
 ALL  PARTIES NOTICE OF A RESCHEDULED CONFERENCE NO LATER THAN THREE DAYS
 BEFORE THE DATE OF THE RESCHEDULED CONFERENCE IF  NOTICE  WAS  GIVEN  BY
 PERSONAL  SERVICE  OR  BY  ELECTRONIC MEANS ON CONSENT AND NO LATER THAN
 EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE RESCHEDULED CONFERENCE IF  NOTICE  WAS
 GIVEN BY FIRST-CLASS MAIL.
   7.  EXCHANGE  OF FINANCIAL AFFIDAVITS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. AS
 SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  NO
 LATER  THAN FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE NOTICE OF THE CONFERENCE,
 EACH PARTY SHALL EXECUTE AND RETURN TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICT  AN
 AFFIDAVIT  IN SUPPORT OF THE CONFERENCE PROCESS, ALONG WITH ANY DOCUMEN-
 TATION OR INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE AFFIDAVIT. THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT SHALL THEN PROVIDE COPIES OF ANY AFFIDAVITS ALONG WITH DOCUMEN-
 TATION  OR  INFORMATION  IN  SUPPORT  TO  THE  PARTIES  IMMEDIATELY UPON
 RECEIPT, BUT NO LATER THAN THE SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO  THE  CONFERENCE,  BY
 PERSONAL  DELIVERY  OR  BY  FIRST  CLASS  MAIL OR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS ON
 CONSENT.
   8. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL
 AT THE CONFERENCE. AT  THE  BEGINNING  OF  THE  CONFERENCE,  THE  SOCIAL
 SERVICES  DISTRICT  SHALL  REVIEW  WITH THE PARTIES PARTICIPATING IN THE
 CONFERENCE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE NOTICE TO ESTABLISH  A  CHILD
 SUPPORT ORDER BY CONFERENCE AND INFORM THE PARTIES THAT:
   (A)  THE  PURPOSE  OF  THE  CONFERENCE IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
 REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A  CHILD  SUPPORT  ORDER  PURSUANT  TO  THE  CHILD
 SUPPORT  GUIDELINES  AND  THAT THE BASIC CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION CALCU-
 LATED PURSUANT TO THE  GUIDELINES  WOULD  PRESUMPTIVELY  RESULT  IN  THE
 CORRECT  AMOUNT  OF  CHILD  SUPPORT  TO BE AWARDED. THE PARTIES SHALL BE
 PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE CHILD SUPPORT STANDARDS CHART PROMULGATED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN-I OF THIS  TITLE
 AND  A COPY OF THE CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES WORKSHEET PROMULGATED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION;
   (B) IF THE PARTIES REACH AN AGREEMENT, THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT
 WILL  PREPARE  AN  AGREED  PROPOSED ORDER TO BE FILED WITH THE COURT FOR
 CONFIRMATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  TWEN-
 TY-FIVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT;
   (C)  A  PARTY  DOES  NOT HAVE TO SIGN THE ORDER PREPARED BY THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICT; HOWEVER, THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT MAY  PREPARE  A
 CONFERENCE  REPORT  CONTAINING THE AFFIDAVIT SUBMITTED BY EACH PARTY AND
 INFORMATION SHARED WITH OR OBTAINED BY  THE  DISTRICT,  ALONG  WITH  THE
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 CHILD  SUPPORT GUIDELINES WORKSHEET SETTING FORTH THE PRESUMPTIVE AMOUNT
 OF SUPPORT, AND MAY ASSIST A PARTY IN FILING A REQUEST  FOR  A  DE  NOVO
 HEARING ON CHILD SUPPORT WITH THE FAMILY COURT TOGETHER WITH THE CONFER-
 ENCE  REPORT.  THE  PARTIES  SHALL ONLY BE LIABLE FOR SUPPORT IF A PARTY
 REQUESTS A HEARING, SUCH HEARING IS HELD AND THE COURT MAKES AN ORDER OF
 SUPPORT;
   (D) THE PARTIES WHO REACH AN AGREEMENT SHALL  SIGN  A  WAIVER  OF  THE
 RIGHT  TO  SERVICE  OF  PROCESS  AND  TO  A HEARING REGARDING ANY MATTER
 CONTAINED IN AN AGREED PROPOSED ORDER; AND
   (E) WHERE THE PARTIES DO NOT REACH  AGREEMENT  IN  THE  CONFERENCE,  A
 PARTY MAY FILE A REQUEST FOR A DE NOVO HEARING NO LATER THAN TWENTY DAYS
 AFTER  THE  DATE  ON WHICH A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF DETERMINATION THAT NO
 ORDER SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT, ALONG WITH A CONFERENCE  REPORT,
 IS PROVIDED TO THE PARTY.
   9.  CONDUCT  OF  THE CONFERENCE. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL REVIEW  THE  AFFIDAVIT  SUBMITTED  BY
 EACH  PARTY  AND  ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE
 PARTIES OR OBTAINED PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY GRANTED UNDER THIS  TITLE  AND
 SHALL  COMPLETE  A  CHILD  SUPPORT GUIDELINES WORKSHEET TO CALCULATE THE
 SUPPORT OBLIGATION.
   (B) THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL REVIEW THE CHILD SUPPORT GUIDE-
 LINES WORKSHEET WITH THE PARTIES AND THE  SUPPORT  OBLIGATION  RESULTING
 FROM THE CALCULATIONS.
   (C)  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT SHALL PREPARE THE AGREED PROPOSED
 ORDER OR PREPARE A NOTICE OF  DETERMINATION  THAT  NO  ORDER  SHOULD  BE
 SUBMITTED  TO  THE COURT ALONG WITH A CONFERENCE REPORT, AND PROVIDE THE
 PARTY WITH A COPY OF THE FORM TO REQUEST A COURT HEARING PROMULGATED  BY
 THE  OFFICE  OF  COURT ADMINISTRATION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF
 TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE.
   10. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. (A)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 DOCUMENTATION  OR INFORMATION RELIED ON BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT,
 INCLUDING AN AFFIDAVIT OF A PARTY, TOGETHER WITH THE CHILD SUPPORT ORDER
 OR NOTICE OF DETERMINATION THAT NO ORDER  SHOULD  BE  SUBMITTED  TO  THE
 COURT ALONG WITH A CONFERENCE REPORT, CONSTITUTES A SUFFICIENT RECORD OF
 THE PROCEEDINGS.
   (B)  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY OTHER
 RECORD OR TRANSCRIPT OF THE CONFERENCE.
   11. ISSUANCE OF AN AGREED PROPOSED CHILD  SUPPORT  ORDER  OR  DETERMI-
 NATION  THAT  NO  ORDER SHOULD BE SUBMITTED; EFFECT. (A) IF A CONFERENCE
 RESULTS IN AN AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES, EACH PARTY SHALL SIGN THE  CHILD
 SUPPORT  ORDER  NO LATER THAN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE CONFERENCE
 AND THE ORDER SHALL CONTAIN THE INFORMATION  SET  FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION
 TWELVE OF THIS SECTION.
   (B) IF A CONFERENCE DOES NOT RESULT IN AGREEMENT BY ALL PARTIES TO THE
 CHILD  SUPPORT  ORDER, THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL RENDER A FINAL
 DECISION NO LATER THAN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE CONFERENCE IN THE
 FORM OF A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION THAT NO ORDER SHOULD BE  SUBMITTED  TO
 THE COURT, ALONG WITH A CONFERENCE REPORT.
   (I)  IF  THE  SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT DETERMINES THAT A CHILD SUPPORT
 ORDER SHOULD NOT BE FILED WITH THE COURT, THE AGENCY  SHALL  IMMEDIATELY
 PROVIDE EACH PARTY WITH NOTICE OF THE DETERMINATION BY PERSONAL DELIVERY
 OR  BY  FIRST  CLASS  MAIL OR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS ON CONSENT. A DETERMI-
 NATION THAT NO ORDER SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT  SHALL  INCLUDE  A
 STATEMENT  OF  THE  REASONS  THAT  AN ORDER IS NOT BEING SUBMITTED AND A
 STATEMENT THAT THE AGENCY'S DETERMINATION DOES NOT AFFECT THE RIGHT OF A
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 PARTY TO SEEK AN ORDER OF  SUPPORT,  OR  TO  REQUEST  ANY  OTHER  REMEDY
 PROVIDED BY LAW.
   (II)  WHERE  THE  PARTIES  DO NOT REACH AGREEMENT IN THE CONFERENCE, A
 PARTY MAY, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT,  FILE  A
 REQUEST  FOR  A DE NOVO HEARING NO LATER THAN TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE
 ON WHICH A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF DETERMINATION THAT NO ORDER  SHOULD  BE
 SUBMITTED  TO  THE COURT, ALONG WITH A CONFERENCE REPORT, IS PROVIDED TO
 THE PARTIES BY PERSONAL DELIVERY OR BY FIRST CLASS MAIL OR BY ELECTRONIC
 MEANS ON CONSENT.
   12. CONTENTS OF AN ORDER. (A) AN ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY A SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL OR DESIGNEE.
   (B) IF A CONFERENCE RESULTS IN AN AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES, THE  ORDER
 SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING AS TO EACH PARTY:
   (I)  A  WAIVER  BY  THE PARTY OF THE RIGHT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS AND A
 COURT HEARING;
   (II) THE MAILING ADDRESS OF THE PARTY; AND
   (III) THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT PRINTED  ON  THE  ORDER  IN  CONSPICUOUS
 TYPE:  "I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS CHILD SUPPORT
 ORDER.   I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I SIGN THIS ORDER, IT WILL BE CONFIRMED BY
 THE COURT WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO ME. I KNOW THAT IF I DO NOT OBEY THE
 TERMS OF THIS ORDER I MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT."
   13. WITHDRAWAL OF AN ORDER. (A) THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT MAY WITH-
 DRAW AN AGREED PROPOSED ORDER, INCLUDING AT THE REQUEST OF A  PARTY,  AT
 ANY TIME BEFORE THE ORDER IS FILED WITH THE COURT.
   (B)  A NEW CONFERENCE, WITH NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES, MAY BE SCHEDULED OR
 THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT MAY  MAKE  A  DETERMINATION  THAT  A  CHILD
 SUPPORT  ORDER  SHOULD  NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT AND GIVE NOTICE OF
 THAT DETERMINATION AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION.
   14. FILING OF AN AGREED PROPOSED ORDER. THE SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT
 SHALL  FILE  AN  AGREED  PROPOSED  ORDER THAT CONTAINS SIGNED WAIVERS OF
 SERVICE OF PROCESS AND A RIGHT TO A HEARING WITH THE COURT.
   15. CONTENTS OF A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION THAT A CHILD  SUPPORT  ORDER
 SHOULD  NOT  BE  ISSUED,  ALONG  WITH A CONFERENCE REPORT. THE NOTICE OF
 DETERMINATION AND CONFERENCE REPORT  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  CHILD  SUPPORT
 GUIDELINES  WORKSHEET AS AN ATTACHMENT, AS WELL AS THE AFFIDAVIT SUBMIT-
 TED BY EACH PARTY AND ANY DOCUMENTATION OR INFORMATION RELIED ON BY  THE
 SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IN THE CONFERENCE PROCESS.
   16.  EVALUATION.  THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
 SHALL CONDUCT AN EVALUATION OF THE OPERATION AND  IMPACT  OF  THE  CHILD
 SUPPORT ORDER ESTABLISHMENT CONFERENCE PILOT PROCESS AND SHALL SUBMIT TO
 THE  GOVERNOR  AND  THE  LEGISLATURE AN EVALUATION REPORT CONTAINING THE
 FINDINGS FROM THE PILOT, THE FEASIBILITY OF  A  STATEWIDE  PROGRAM,  AND
 RECOMMENDATIONS, IF ANY, FOR ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE PROGRAM.
   §  4.  The opening paragraph of section 425 of the family court act is
 designated subdivision (a) and a new subdivision (b) is added to read as
 follows:
   (B) WHERE A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO  THE  CONFERENCE
 PROCESS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED ELEVEN-L OF THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW, THE CHILD SUPPORT ORDER SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COURT.
   (I) UPON THE FILING OF AN AGREED PROPOSED ORDER BY A  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT ON BEHALF OF A PARTY:
   (A)  THE  COURT SHALL ENDORSE ON THE ORDER THE DATE THE ORDER IS FILED
 AND THE APPROPRIATE FAMILY COURT DOCKET NUMBER;
   (B) THE COURT SHALL CONFIRM AND SIGN  THE  AGREED  PROPOSED  ORDER  NO
 LATER  THAN  THREE  DAYS  AFTER  ITS FILING PROVIDED THE AGREED PROPOSED
 ORDER, THE WAIVERS OF SERVICE AND A RIGHT TO A HEARING ARE SIGNED BY ALL
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 PARTIES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THE AGREED  PROPOSED
 ORDER, THE WAIVERS OF SERVICE AND A RIGHT TO A HEARING ARE NOT SIGNED BY
 ALL  PARTIES,  THE  COURT  SHALL RETURN THE DOCUMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE
 SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT TO ALLOW SUCH OFFICIAL TO REMEDY THE DEFICIENCY
 NO  LATER THAN THREE DAYS AFTER THE FILING OF THE AGREED PROPOSED ORDER;
 AND
   (C) THE ORDER SIGNED AND CONFIRMED  BY  THE  COURT  SHALL  IMMEDIATELY
 BECOME  A FINAL ORDER OF THE COURT AND A COPY THEREOF SHALL BE MAILED TO
 THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT AND ALL THE PARTIES.
   (II) UPON THE FILING OF A FORM  TO  REQUEST  A  DE  NOVO  HEARING,  AS
 PROMULGATED  BY  THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION IN CONSULTATION WITH
 THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE:
   (A) THE COURT SHALL IMMEDIATELY SERVE EACH PARTY WITH A  COPY  OF  THE
 REQUEST FOR A DE NOVO HEARING, ALONG WITH THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT'S
 NOTICE  OF  DETERMINATION  THAT NO ORDER SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT
 AND THE CONFERENCE REPORT, INCLUDING THE CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES  WORK-
 SHEET,  THE  AFFIDAVIT SUBMITTED BY EACH PARTY, AND ANY DOCUMENTATION OR
 INFORMATION RELIED ON BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT; OR
   (B)(1) WHEN A TIMELY REQUEST FOR A COURT HEARING HAS BEEN FILED PURSU-
 ANT TO THE CONFERENCE PROCESS PROVIDED IN SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  ELEVEN-L
 OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES LAW, THE COURT SHALL HOLD A DE NOVO HEARING NO
 LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE REQUEST WAS FILED. AT  THE  DE
 NOVO  HEARING, THE COURT SHALL ENTER A TEMPORARY ORDER OF SUPPORT PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE; OR
   (2) IF THE COURT ADJOURNS THE HEARING, THE HEARING SHALL  BE  HELD  NO
 LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE SET FOR THE INITIAL HEARING.
   §  5.  Upon  the  expiration  and  repeal  of this act, the rights and
 responsibilities of any parties who were subject to  the  provisions  of
 this  act  while  it  remained  in  effect  shall  not  be diminished or
 impaired.
   § 6. This act shall take effect on the three hundred  sixty-fifth  day
 after  it  shall  have  become a law and shall expire 3 years after such
 effective date when upon such date the provisions of this act  shall  be
 deemed repealed.