Best Practicese for State Debt Compromise Programs

The Center for Policy Research (CPR) in Colorado plans to help state and local jurisdictions reduce delinquencies on child support cases by recommending they use best practices for debt compromise programs. Under an OCSE grant project, representatives from 10 sites—California; Illinois; Maryland; Hennepin County, MN; Ramsey County, MN; the state of Minnesota; New Mexico; North Dakota; Vermont; and Washington D.C.—met last June in D.C. with CPR staff members to compile information about the sites’ debt compromise programs. They examined criteria for case eligibility, debt compromise terms, staffing and training, corrective actions for those who fail to comply, and program evaluation.