Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05431 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/14/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5431
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 743
 *00743*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. MULLIGAN, 55th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5431 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 743

*00743*

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES 

Introduced by:

REP. MULLIGAN, 55th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FRAUDULENT CLAIMS FOR STATE ASSISTANCE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 4 of the general statutes be amended to broaden the scope of provisions prohibiting false claims for public assistance to include, but not be limited to, (1) unemployment compensation, (2) housing assistance, (3) the earned income tax credit, (4) energy assistance, (5) food assistance, and (6) cash assistance.

Statement of Purpose: 

To protect the state against false claims for state assistance.