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OK HB2424
Bill
Status
5/11/2017
Primary Sponsor
Leslie Osborn
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AI Summary
HB 2424 Summary
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Removes funding to the Workers' Compensation Fraud Investigation Unit by eliminating the requirement that the Commission fund the unit within the Attorney General's office.
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Increases distribution to the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund by raising allocations to $5,000,000 annually (from variable amounts) for fiscal years 2018 and beyond.
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Allocates 50% of criminal fines collected for workers' compensation fraud violations to the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund.
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Repeals Section 15, Chapter 208, O.S.L. 2013, which previously required reporting on Fraud Investigation Unit funding.
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Effective July 1, 2017, with an emergency declaration allowing immediate implementation upon passage and approval.
Legislative Description
Workers' compensation; amending various sections of the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act; effective date; emergency.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
5/15/2017