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Bill to pilot child-support arrearage-to-work program wins backing from advocates
Summary
Delegate Malcolm Ruff proposed a pilot program to connect parents with child-support arrears to state employment opportunities. Testimony from Baltimore workforce organizations and community groups called the measure a pathway to steady work and a way to reduce enforcement penalties that trap people in poverty.
Delegate Malcolm Ruff told the committee that House Bill 1126 would create a Child Support Arrearage to Work pilot program to connect unemployed or underemployed parents who owe child support arrears to work opportunities — including positions in state government — and thereby reduce collections barriers and recidivist penalties.
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