Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 3 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL › Chapter 55 - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter L - FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DATA MATCHES › Section 55.554 - Memorandum of Agreement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  financial institution shall complete a memorandum of agreement for the purpose
				  of exchanging information by way of an automated data exchange system
				  implemented and managed by the Title IV-D agency. All data provided shall meet
				  the standards as set forth in the "Financial Data Match Specifications
				  Handbook," dated March 5, 1999. Multi-state financial institutions may choose
				  to conduct the data match through OCSE, and are governed under §
										RSA
				  55.555 of this subchapter.
(b) The memorandum of agreement shall include
				  all agreements, attachments to agreements, revised attachments, notices,
				  financial institution record, and other documents related to the status of the
				  agreement between the financial institution and the Title IV-D agency, and
				  shall be governed by the following:
(1) All
				  data and match results, including tapes or other media, shall be addressed to
				  the Title IV-D agency or its agent for data processing as follows, or to such
				  address as the Title IV-D agency shall later designate in writing: Tier
				  Technologies, Bldg.3 1st Floor, Suite 101, 171 Jersey St., Trenton, NJ
				  08611
(2) The financial institution
				  shall submit and, as needed, update a schedule of the quarterly submission
				  dates to the Title IV-D agency.
(3)
				  The financial institution shall file an amended memorandum of agreement with
				  the Title IV-D agency whenever information provided by the financial
				  institution on the agreement changes and shall submit those changes to the
				  Title IV-D agency within 30 days of the effective date of change.
(4) The financial institution shall file an
				  amended memorandum of agreement if the financial institution is involved in any
				  merger, acquisition, change of name, or any other transaction that could affect
				  the financial institution's performance under the agreement.
(5) A memorandum of agreement commences on
				  the date that the last required signature is affixed to it and continues in
				  effect until terminated by mutual consent of the parties, as permitted by
				  federal and state law.
(6) A
				  memorandum of agreement may be amended in writing at any time by mutual consent
				  of the parties.
(7) A memorandum of
				  agreement must be signed by both the financial institution's authorized
				  representative and by the financial institution's agent, if an agent is used to
				  process data matches for the institution, and must include the FEINs for both
				  the financial institution and the financial institution's agent.
(8) The financial institution shall designate
				  a contact person, who may be an agent of the institution, to perform the data
				  match on its behalf, and include the following information:
(A) title,
(B) street address,
(C) mailing address,
(D) e-mail address,
(E) telephone number, and
(F) facsimile number
(9) The financial institution shall provide
				  the name of a contact person who will accept service for the institution of all
				  legal notices resulting from this agreement and include the following
				  information:
(A) title,
(B) financial institution name,
(C) street address,
(D) mailing address,
(E) e-mail address,
(F) telephone number, and
(G) facsimile number
(10) The financial institution shall provide
				  the name of a contact person for resolution of lien and levy processing and
				  include the following information:
(A)
				  title
(B) financial institution
				  name
(C) street address
(D) mailing address
(E) e-mail address
(F) telephone number, and
(G) facsimile number
(11) The financial institution shall identify
				  its preferred media format for reporting to and receiving information from the
				  Title IV-D agency's agent from the following options:
(A) 3480 or 3490 tape cartridges
(B) EBCDIC or ASCII format
(C) tape reel
(D) diskette - 3.5 or 5.25 inch
(E) CD-ROM
(F) DAT - 4mm or 8mm
(G) file transfer protocol
(H) internet
(I) CONNECT:Direct
(J) any other media format as authorized by
				  the Title IV-D agency.
(12) The financial institution will indicate
				  on the memorandum of agreement which week of the calendar quarter it will
				  transmit data or perform the data match. Calendar quarters begin January 1,
				  April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year.