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Committee advances bill to extend whistleblower protection to reporting of waste, fraud and abuse
Summary
House File 23, authored by Rep. Robbins, adds definitions of waste, fraud and abuse to the whistleblower statute and was advanced by the committee after adopting an author's amendment. Supporters urged broader coverage for all public employees; opponents said data-privacy and classification questions remain.
The State Government Finance and Policy Committee on Feb. 11 adopted an author’s amendment and approved House File 23, a bill from Representative Pam Robbins that expands whistleblower protections to explicitly cover reporting of waste, fraud and abuse in state programs. The committee referred the bill to the Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Committee.
Why it matters: Supporters said extending explicit statutory protection will encourage state employees to report suspected misuse of public funds to legislators, the legislative auditor or law enforcement without fear of retaliation. Robbins told the committee the bill…
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