Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 2123 amends the Human Resources Code to require the Texas Department of Human Services to take certain actions to prevent and detect fraud in its programs. The act requires the department to implement policies and set annual goals to reduce the amount of returned mail it receives under the programs that use the electronic benefits transfer card to provide benefits, to use a computerized matching system to compare information on food stamp transactions with information from other state agencies, and to coordinate with the comptroller efforts to cross-train agency staff who are responsible for fraud prevention and detection. In addition, the act requires an EBT system operator and installer to report to the department and to the United States Department of Agriculture suspicious activity relating to a retailer's participation in the food stamp program.