The Office of the Attorney General, Child Support Division adopts amendments to 1 TAC §55.302 and §55.303, to clarify the definition of "date of hire" and to update changes to employer new hire reporting requirements. The sections are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the July 15, 2011, issue of the Texas Register (36 TexReg 4483) and will not be republished. The adopted amendments are made pursuant to federal changes to section 453a of the Social Security Act, which outlines a new mandatory data requirement for employers when reporting new hire information to the State Directory of New Hires.

The purpose of the amended sections is to provide information concerning the new mandatory data requirement when reporting new hire information to the State Directory of New Hires.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amended sections.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Family Code §234.104, which provides the Office of the Attorney General with the authority to establish by rule procedures for reporting employee information.