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House Bill 2523 |
House Author: Davis, Sarah et al. |
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Effective: 6-15-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Taylor, Van |
House Bill 2523 amends the Government Code and Human Resources Code to authorize the office of inspector general of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to employ and commission peace officers to assist the office in the investigation of fraud, waste, or abuse in the financial assistance program and in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. The bill requires the office to include in its report to the executive commissioner of HHSC, governor, and legislature the amount of money recovered during the preceding quarter as a result of investigations involving peace officers employed and commissioned by the office for each program for which the office has investigative authority.