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Committee Approves Amendment and Advances Bill Allowing 10% Award for State Fraud Reports, Excluding Investigators
Summary
Senate Bill 450 would allow the secretary of administration to grant a monetary award equal to 10% of savings realized when a state employee's report leads to recovered funds. The committee approved an amendment excluding employees whose investigative or auditing duties produced the information and moved the bill favorably.
A state Senate committee advanced Senate Bill 450 after adopting an amendment that narrows eligibility for a proposed state employee award for reporting fraud, waste or abuse.
David Weese, the reviser, told the committee the bill authorizes the secretary of administration, in consultation with the inspector general or attorney general, to grant an award to a state employee whose report results in savings to the state. The award would be 10% of the savings realized after deducting investigation and recovery…
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