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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the development of antifraud educational programs by |
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the Texas Department of Insurance and acceptance of gifts, grants, |
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and donations for the department's fraud unit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 701, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 701.004 and 701.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 701.004. ANTIFRAUD EDUCATION. The commissioner, |
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through the insurance fraud unit, shall develop fraud prevention |
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educational programs and disseminate materials necessary to |
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educate the public effectively regarding antifraud programs. |
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Sec. 701.005. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. (a) The |
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insurance fraud unit may accept gifts, grants, and donations to |
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enable the fraud unit to perform its duties under this chapter. |
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(b) The insurance fraud unit may not accept gifts, grants, |
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or donations from a regulated entity. |
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(c) All gifts, grants, or donations to the insurance fraud |
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unit shall be: |
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(1) deposited to the credit of the department's |
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operating account; and |
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(2) distributed to the insurance fraud unit to be used |
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to perform its duties under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |