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House File 1 advances after committee votes to re‑refer; bill would create a legislative Office of Inspector General
Summary
The Judiciary and Civil Law Committee adopted several amendments to House File 1, which would create an Office of Inspector General to investigate suspected fraud and misuse of state funds, and voted to re‑refer the bill to the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee for further consideration.
Representative Anderson presented House File 1, saying the bill “is essentially sets up, an Office of Inspector General” that would merge existing agency inspector general functions into an independent office.
The bill's stated purpose in committee testimony is to investigate and combat suspected fraud, misuse and other unlawful uses of public funds with a focus on providers and recipients of state funding. Deputy Commissioner Britta Rayton of Minnesota Management and Budget told the committee: “fraud against public programs designed to help improve the lives of Minnesotans is absolutely unacceptable and harms the people that benefit from the access to these programs.”
Members adopted a series of amendments before voting to re‑refer the bill. The committee approved an A15 amendment that, according to the author, replaces the terms…
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