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State debt-collection office outlines portfolio, pilot efforts and $1.7 billion receivables
Summary
Officials from the Office of State Debt Collection told the committee they manage roughly 500,000 accounts (about 90% tied to criminal-justice agencies), operate with 19 full-time staff, and have an all-time portfolio value of about $1.7 billion; they reported a record collections year after a new system launch but said some successful internal-
Ally Branch, assistant director in the Division of Finance, and Paul Bowers, manager of the Office of State Debt Collection (OSDC), briefed the General Government Appropriations Subcommittee on the office's operations, caseload and recent investments in a new collections system.
"OSDC is responsible for collecting debts for any past-due receivables or imposed fines for members of the public," Branch said. She told the committee the office holds about 500,000 accounts and that roughly 90% of those accounts stem from the Department of Corrections or the courts. The office employs 19 full-time employees and operates in a special revenue fund financed by fees, penalties and interest charged…
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