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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to detection and prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse in |
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all Texas Workforce Commission programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Texas Labor Code, Chapter 301, |
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Subchapter K, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER K. PREVENTION, DETECTION AND, INVESTIGATION |
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PREVENTION OF CHILD CARE FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE; SPECIAL PROVISIONS |
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FOR CHILD CARE FRAUD |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 301, Subchapter K, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 301.190 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 301.190. PREVENTION, DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION OF |
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FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE IN COMMISSION PROGRAMS. (a) The commission |
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shall develop procedures to prevent, detect, and investigate, |
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fraud, waste, and abuse in all programs administered by the |
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commission, or its subrecipients, and any contractors of either. |
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Additionally, the commission shall develop: |
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(1) systems to detect fraud, waste, and abuse in the |
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administration, provision, and delivery of all programs and |
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services; |
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(2) a method to report fraud, waste, and abuse on the |
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commission's public Internet site; and |
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(3) a method for the commission's subrecipients, and |
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the contractors of the commission and its subrecipients, to report |
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fraud, waste, and abuse related to the programs they administer on |
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behalf of the commission. |
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(b) The commission may obtain any information or technology |
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necessary to enable it to meet its responsibilities under this |
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subchapter or other law, including as provided by Subchapter E. |
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Section 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |