Overseen by DCSS and managed by the Franchise Tax Board, the California Child Support Automation System (CCSAS) has drawn on technical expertise from state officials, the private sector and county child support professionals to develop and design a system that meets federal requirements and encompasses the complexity of California’s child support program.
This ongoing partnership is a critical component in the state’s development of a system that will better serve California families and increase the state’s ability to put child support dollars into the hands of children and families.
Phase 1 county transitions to the new system began in November 2005 with the implementation of the State Disbursement Unit (SDU). The SDU is responsible for collection and disbursement of all child support payments previously processed by the state’s 52 local child support agencies, plus all wage assignment payments for private child support orders not currently processed by local child support agencies. Statewide implementation of the SDU was completed in September 2006.
In 2007, the second implementation phase began with counties transitioning to CCSAS Version 2. Statewide implementation will be completed in Fall of 2008.