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This resolution honors the 50th anniversary of the federal child support program, which was established on January 4, 1975, by President Gerald R. Ford Jr. through the Social Services Amendments of 1974. The resolution highlights the program's significance as a major domestic policy and a key step in federal-state relations, emphasizing its effectiveness as an anti-poverty initiative that has significantly reduced poverty gaps. In Wisconsin, the program is managed by the Department of Children and Families and operated by 71 county and nine tribal child support agencies, which collectively served 341,000 children and collected $841 million in economic support in fiscal year 2023. The resolution also acknowledges the program's evolution to include resources for parental self-sufficiency, such as employment training and treatment courts, and recognizes the dedication of Wisconsin's child support professionals in establishing legal rights, enforcing support orders, and securing health insurance for children, noting Wisconsin's national leadership in collecting and distributing current support payments.

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/joint_resolution/sjr34