Amends TCA Section 8-23-103 and Title 36.

ON MARCH 30, 2023, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1225, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to add to present law, which provides that in addition to up to six months in jail, a court has the discretion to require a child support obligor who fails to comply with support order to remove litter from appropriate locations or work in a recycling center. This amendment specifies that the court also has the discretion to order the department of safety to issue the obligor a restricted driver license. The provisions of this amendment take effect January 1, 2024. ON APRIL 12, 2023, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 1225 FOR SENATE BILL 880, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1225, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to revise present law provisions governing child support, as described below. Present law grants the court the discretion to require an individual, who fails to comply with the order or decree of support and maintenance for a minor child or children, to remove litter from the state highway system, public playgrounds, public parks, or other appropriate locations for any prescribed period or to work in a recycling center or other appropriate location for any prescribed period of time in lieu of or in addition to any of the penalties otherwise provided; however, any person sentenced to remove litter from the state highway system, public playgrounds, public parks, or other appropriate locations or to work in a recycling center must be allowed to do so at a time other than such person's regular hours of employment. This amendment removes the provision authorizing the court to require the obligor to work in a recycling center or other appropriate location for any prescribed period; and additionally grants the court the authority to order the department of safety to issue the obligor a restricted driver license as the court deems appropriate.