(a)
The department shall develop an implementation plan for the Statewide Child Support Registry. The Statewide Child Support Registry shall be operated by the agency responsible for operation of the Statewide Automated Child Support System (SACSS) or its replacement. The Statewide Child Support Registry shall include storage and data retrieval of the data elements specified in Section 16577 for all California child support orders. The plan shall be developed in consultation with clerks of the court, district attorneys, and child support advocates. The plan shall be submitted to the Legislature by January 31, 1998. The implementation plan shall explain in general terms, among other things, how the Statewide Child Support Registry will operate to ensure that all data in the Statewide Child Support Registry can be accessed and how data shall be integrated for statistical analysis and reporting purposes with all child support order data contained in the Statewide Automated Child Support System or its replacement and the Los Angeles Automated Child Support Enforcement System (ACSES) Replacement System.
(b)
Each clerk of the court shall provide the information specified in Section 16577 within 20 days to the department or the Statewide Child Support Registry from each new or modified child support order, including child support arrearage orders.
(c)
The department shall maintain a system for compiling the child support data received from the clerks of the court, ensure that all child support data received from the clerks of the court are entered into the Statewide Child Support Registry within 10 days of receipt in the Statewide Child Support Registry, and ensure that the Statewide Child Support Registry is fully implemented statewide.
(d)
The department shall provide aggregate data on a periodic basis on the data maintained by the Statewide Child Support Registry to the Judicial Council, the appropriate agencies of the executive branch, and the Legislature for statistical analysis and review. The data shall not include individual identifying information for specific cases.
(e)
Any information maintained by the Statewide Child Support Registry received from clerks of the court shall be provided to county district attorneys, the Franchise Tax Board, the courts, and others as provided by law.