This letter transmits changes to Administrative Code rule 5101:9-6-30. The rule describes the distribution of local Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) performance incentives from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) effective with the first distribution of child support incentives for federal fiscal year 2008.

Effective with calendar year 2008 distribution of funds to the CSEA, ODJFS will issue one twelfth of the estimated annual child support incentive amount, less any amount deducted for ODJFS IV-D expenditures to each CSEA by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).

ODJFS will no longer reduce incentive payments for the recovery of costs associated with state IV-D contracts effective July 1, 2007. Adjustments will only be made for Internal Revenue Service related IV-D expenditures. The monthly adjustments will accumulate for the months of July through December 2007. Recovery of the accumulated adjustments will begin with the January 2008 incentive disbursement. If necessary, the recovery will continue each month until all accumulated adjustment amounts are recovered.

Effective October 1, 2007 a local county CSEA may expend performance incentives by completing the following coding adjustments:

• To move expenditures from IV-D contracts and charge to incentives - code a negative amount to 220-30 and a positive amount to 557-30; or
• To move from RMS allocated IV-D cost pool expenditures and charge to incentives - code a negative amount to 152-20 and a positive amount to 557-30.

Code 557-30 is mapped to line code 2-5570, which is mapped to non-reimbursable funding source 9999, and identified as "Federal Incentive Expenditures" and will not be considered for closeout purposes.

Questions about this incentive payment may be directed to your ODJFS fiscal supervisor in the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance at (614) 752-9194.

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