(a) This rule establishes a system for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) to comply with §54.06 of the Texas Family Code.     
      (b) As part of TJJD's intake process, intake staff members review commitment documentation for language ordering child support payments. When this documentation exists, intake staff members ensure an entry is made to the Correctional Care System detailing the payment amount and terms of rendition.     
      (c) The Finance Department maintains documentation of court-ordered child support payments and associated correspondence.     
      (d) The Finance Department notifies the youth's parents, or other persons responsible, by letter of the address to which court-ordered child support payments are to be sent and that they must:      
        (1) begin payments;       
        (2) render missed payments; and       
        (3) end payments when the youth is discharged or paroled to home.       
      (e) TJJD may notify the committing court when any court-ordered child support payment is past due.     
      (f) TJJD may refer a delinquent account to the Child Support Division of the Office of the Attorney General as determined by agreement between TJJD and the Office of the Attorney General.     
      (g) If TJJD receives court-ordered child support for a Title IV-E certified youth, TJJD will reduce its Title IV-E claim for reimbursement for that youth's cost of care by the amount of child support received.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §385.9967 adopted to be effective December 31, 1996, 21 TexReg 12194; amended to be effective September 25, 2000, 25 TexReg 9228; amended to be effective July 27, 2004, 29 TexReg 7148; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7359;  transferred effective June 4, 2012, as published in the Texas Register June 22, 2012, 37 TexReg 4639; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9940