We withhold recommendation on funding for the Franchise Tax Board's California Child Support Automation System.

Director of Finance, the Chair of the State Board of Equalization, and the State Controlleroversees the department. Fund and 5,914 positions in support of FTB's operations. In addition, we recommend the Legislature consider amending existing law to delay a portion of the board's arrearage collection time frame. Recorded responses from Republican Senators on the budget and other issues. The purpose of this system is to collect unpaid and overdue child support known as "arrearage. When the state achieves that benefit level, it begins to pay the vendor. We urge the State to focus its full efforts on accelerated planning, development, and implementation of a statewide system. Not all Audit Reports are currently available online. Others have raised numerous concerns about the ReadyReturn program.