Arkansas § 14-169-108 Child support cooperation - Legislative intent - Definitions

Arkansas Statutes

§ 14-169-108 — Child support cooperation - Legislative intent - Definitions

Arkansas § 14-169-108

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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-169-108 (2026).

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(a)This section is:

(1)Intended to encourage and permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the Office of Child Support Enforcement over a person who does not cooperate with the office;

(2)Not intended to permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the office over a person who does not have a child support plan; and (3) Not intended to penalize a custodial parent of a child or permit a public housing authority to penalize a custodial parent of a child when the noncustodial parent of the child fails to pay child support as ordered by a court.

(b)As used in this section:

(1)"Child support cooperation requirement" means cooperation as described in:

(A)The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as authorize

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(a) This section is: (1) Intended to encourage and permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the Office of Child Support Enforcement over a person who does not cooperate with the office; (2) Not intended to permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the office over a person who does not have a child support plan; and (3) Not intended to penalize a custodial parent of a child or permit a public housing authority to penalize a custodial parent of a child when the noncustodial parent of the child fails to pay child support as ordered by a court. (b) As used in this section: (1) "Child support cooperation requirement" means cooperation as described in: (A) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as authorized under 7 C.F.R. § 273.11 , as it existed on January 1, 2021; and (B) 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(o) and 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(p) , as they existed on January 1, 2021, including without limitation the exemptions for good cause; and (2) "Public housing authority" means a housing authority created under § 14-169-207 . (c) (1) A public housing authority shall operate, among eligible households on a waiting list for benefits, a housing-authority-wide local preference prioritizing the admission of a person who is compliant with the child support cooperation requirement, whether or not the person receives nutrition assistance benefits. (2) A public housing authority shall determine the weight of the housing-authority-wide local preference prioritizing the admission of a person who is compliant with the child support cooperation requirement as compared to another applicable local preference based on local needs. (d) A public housing authority shall: (1) Operate a housing-authority-wide child support cooperation requirement; and (2) Require compliance by a custodial parent or noncustodial parent as a condition of eligibility for housing benefits and assistance. (e) This section does not permit a public housing authority to: (1) Give priority to a person who cooperates with the office over a person who does not have a child support plan; or (2) Penalize a custodial parent of a child when the noncustodial parent of the child fails to pay child support as ordered by a court.