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Each federal fiscal year, 85%of the federal incentive funds is shared with the counties, based on their performance in the program service areas mentioned above. The North Carolina Child Support Services (NCCSS) Central Office retains the remaining 15%to enhance centralized child support services. Federal Regulations 45 CFR 303.52 require state IV-D programs to develop a standard methodology for the disbursement of incentive funds to the county/local agencies that are designated as the administrators of their child support programs. NOTE:For 2022-23 and 2023-24, the Child Support MOU measures will be separated from the goals designed to ensure continuous quality improvement of our child support program. All Child Support performance measures will be growth measures. A Closer Look: Child Support Performance Measures In accordance with Federal Regulations at 45 CFR 305.2, the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) determines incentive funding for states by measuring performance levels in these four program areas identified below. County performance measures are established not only to ensure that the child support program meets the performance measures set by the federal government, but that the program remains focused on improving the economic self-sufficiency of families with children. Counties falling below the minimum federal performance measure are subject to a corrective action plan. 1.County paternity establishment performance level must exceed 50%at the end of the State Fiscal Year(June 30). NOTE:For 2022-23 and 2023-24, all Child Support performance measures will be growth measures. RATIONALE Paternity establishment is an essential component in obtaining and enforcing support orders for children. The Paternity Establishment Percentage (PEP) is the percentage of children born out of wedlock for whom paternity has been established or acknowledged. BASIS Monthly performance is calculated for county/local agencies by determining the number of children in the IV-D caseload who have been born out-of-wedlock and for whom paternity has been established or acknowledged to the total number of children as of the end of the preceding state fiscal year who were born out-of-wedlock. Federal regulations require states to have a 90% minimum PEP rate to earn full incentives and avoid penalties to TANF block grant funding. To be eligible for any portion of the incentive dollars, the applicable percentage must be no lower than 50%. • Federal Code: 42 U.S.C. 652(q)(1)(A) • Federal Code: 42 U.S.C. 658a(b)(6)(A) • North Carolina General Statute: 110-129.1(a)(9) 1.County support order establishment performance level must exceed 50%at the end of the State Fiscal Year(June 30). NOTE:For 2022-23 and 2023-24, all Child Support performance measures will be growth measures. RATIONALE A child support order obligates noncustodial parents to provide financial support for their children and stipulates the amount of the obligation and how it is to be paid. Child support payments enable parents who do not live with their children to fulfill their financial responsibility to them by contributing to the payment of childrearing costs. BASIS Monthly performance is calculated for county/local agencies by determining the number of IV-D cases with child support orders as a percentage of their overall caseload. The average of these monthly percentages is Zof 3