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This resolution honors the 50th anniversary of the federal child support program, which was established by President Gerald R. Ford when he signed the Social Services Amendments of 1974 on January 4, 1975. The resolution highlights Wisconsin's child support program, which is administered by the Department of Children and Families and operated by 71 county and nine tribal child support agencies. It emphasizes the program's effectiveness as an anti-poverty measure, noting that child support has been shown to close the poverty gap by an average of 44 percent. In fiscal year 2023, the Wisconsin program served 341,000 children and collected $841 million in economic support. The resolution also praises the program's evolution over the past 50 years, highlighting its efforts to connect parents with services like employment training and treatment courts, and to help establish legal rights, support orders, and health insurance for children. Additionally, it recognizes Wisconsin's child support program as a national leader, ranking third in the country for collection and distribution of current support.

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/joint_resolution/ajr34