The state intends to award a contract for New Hire Reporting and Employer Maintenance to a Contractor that has experience working with at least 350,000 unique employers. In performing services under the contract, the Contractor will utilize the existing Tennessee Child Support Enforcement System (TCSES), as well as a database to be developed by the Contractor. The routine reporting of information to the National New Hire Registry on newly hired, rehired, or recalled employees is required pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Many newly hired employees that are reported are associated with one or more child support cases in TCSES, and the employer may or may not reside in the TCSES employer database. Before associating the employer with an individual associated with a case in the TCSES system, employer maintenance activities will be performed to reduce inaccurate or duplicated information.
