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Committee approves substitute requiring DCF and OIG to exchange records for fraud probes
Summary
A substitute for HB 27-31 passed the Committee on Welfare Reform directing the Department for Children and Families and the Office of Inspector General to exchange documents and EBT data related to cash, childcare and food-assistance fraud investigations, with a 30-day exchange target and privacy limits tied to federal law.
The Committee on Welfare Reform approved a substitute for House Bill 27-31 that requires the secretary for children and families and the Office of Inspector General to exchange documents and information related to cash, childcare and food-assistance programs to facilitate detection, investigation and prosecution of fraud.
Jenna from the reviser's office summarized the substitute, saying it would allow either agency to request and receive documents "including information and documents related to those three programs, applicants or…
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