| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the development of antifraud educational programs by |
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| 8 | 6 | | the Texas Department of Insurance and acceptance of gifts, grants, |
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| 9 | 7 | | and donations for the department's fraud unit. |
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| 10 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 701, Insurance Code, is |
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| 12 | 10 | | amended by adding Sections 701.004 and 701.005 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 11 | | Sec. 701.004. ANTIFRAUD EDUCATION. The commissioner, |
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| 14 | 12 | | through the insurance fraud unit, shall develop fraud prevention |
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| 15 | 13 | | educational programs and disseminate materials necessary to |
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| 16 | 14 | | educate the public effectively regarding antifraud programs. |
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| 17 | 15 | | Sec. 701.005. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. (a) The |
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| 18 | 16 | | insurance fraud unit may accept gifts, grants, and donations to |
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| 19 | 17 | | enable the fraud unit to perform its duties under this chapter. |
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| 20 | 18 | | (b) The insurance fraud unit may not accept gifts, grants, |
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| 21 | 19 | | or donations from a regulated entity. |
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| 22 | 20 | | (c) All gifts, grants, or donations to the insurance fraud |
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| 23 | 21 | | unit shall be: |
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| 24 | 22 | | (1) deposited to the credit of the department's |
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| 25 | 23 | | operating account; and |
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| 26 | 24 | | (2) distributed to the insurance fraud unit to be used |
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| 27 | 25 | | to perform its duties under this chapter. |
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| 28 | 26 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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| 27 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 28 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 29 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 783 passed the Senate on |
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| 30 | + | April 9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 31 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 32 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 33 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 783 passed the House on |
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| 34 | + | May 19, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two |
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| 35 | + | present not voting. |
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| 36 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 38 | + | Approved: |
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| 39 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | + | Date |
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| 41 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | + | Governor |
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