§ 15-18-1. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) An increasingly large percentage of children in this state live in single parent households; (2) Almost one-half (½) of single parent households have income below the poverty level; (3) In excess of forty thousand (40,000) children in the state are receiving state aid […]
§ 15-18-2. Establishment — Purpose. There is established a commission on child support to study all aspects of child support. The study shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The number of children eligible for and/or receiving child support; (2) The amount of support being ordered paid by the courts and the […]
§ 15-18-3. Membership. (a) The commission shall consist of fifteen (15) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the house of representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the speaker; two (2) of whom shall be from the senate, not more than one from the […]
§ 15-18-4. Technical assistance. All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish any advice and information, documentary and otherwise, to the commission and its agents that is deemed necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 344, § 1.
§ 15-18-5. Reports and recommendations. The commission shall report to the general assembly at least every two (2) years its findings and the results of its studies, and shall make such recommendations to the general assembly as it deems advisable. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 344, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 34.
§ 15-18-6. Place of meeting. The speaker of the house shall provide adequate space in the state house for the use of the commission; provided, that the commission may conduct hearings and hold meetings elsewhere when doing so will better serve its purpose. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 344, § 1.
