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FL S1232

Bill

Status

Failed

3/10/2018

Primary Sponsor

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

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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