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FL S1232
Bill
Status
Failed
3/10/2018
Primary Sponsor
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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AI Summary
- Increases the maximum reward paid to persons reporting public assistance fraud to 10 percent of recovered amounts or $500,000 per case, whichever is less
- Requires rewards be paid from state-retained shares of recovered overpayments held in the Federal Grants Trust Fund
- Directs all collected state-retained shares of recovered overpayments to be held in the Federal Grants Trust Fund and reallocated to the Department of Children and Families the following fiscal year
- Authorizes DCF to use recovered funds for fraud detection, rewards, and prevention initiatives responding to emerging fraud schemes, contingent on legislative authorization
- Requires DCF to submit an annual report by October 1 detailing project outcomes, available funds, fraud rewards paid, and proposed projects with expected returns on investment
Legislative Description
Public Assistance Fraud
Last Action
Died in Appropriations
3/10/2018
Committee Referrals
Appropriations3/1/2018
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services1/26/2018
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs1/11/2018
Full Bill Text
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