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Bill would shield Texas Workforce Commission fraud-prevention activities from public-information requests
Summary
Senators heard House Bill 2788, which would exempt the Texas Workforce Commission's fraud-prevention activities from public information requests to protect investigative techniques; the bill was left pending with no public testimony.
House Bill 2788, explained by Senator Johnson, would exclude certain fraud-prevention activities by the Texas Workforce Commission from disclosure under the Public Information Act to reduce the risk of those methods being used to facilitate fraud.
"If the Texas Workforce Commission is looking through ways that they can prevent fraud, the manner in which they do it is subject to public information requests. That's not very good if you're trying to prevent fraud," Johnson said. He summarized the bill's intent: to allow those activities to be handled without disclosure that might enable exploitation.
The committee noted Chuck Ross from the Texas Workforce Commission was present as a resource witness but received no public testimony on the bill. The committee left HB 2788 pending "subject to the call of the chair." No vote or fiscal details were recorded in the transcript.
