CHAPTER 224

H.P. 459 - L.D. 629

An Act To Increase the Collection of Child Support

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §2154, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:

4-A.__Independent contractors.__The following entities shall report to the department the hiring of an independent contractor to perform work for the State under a contract or subcontract in the same manner, except for reporting the date of birth, as the hiring of an employee is reported under subsection 4:

A.__The State, when acting in the capacity of a contracting agency;

B.__A contractor who contracts with the State; and

C.__A subcontractor of a contractor under paragraph B.

The contractor's or subcontractor's taxpayer identification number may be reported in the place of the contractor's or subcontractor's social security number.