By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media
Legislation authored by Assemblymember Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) to make it easier for low-income parents to settle child support debt they owe has made it to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Days before the Legislature adjourned for its mid-summer recess, Assembly Bill (AB) 2395 passed out of the Senate Human Services Committee with a 4-1 vote. Before that, on May 26, the Assembly approved it with a 58-17 floor vote.
AB 2395 aims to overhaul the Compromise of Arrears Program (COAP), also frequently referred to as the child support debt reduction program. AB 2395 would make the COAP more effective by streamlining and expanding…