85R19415 LED-D
By: Davis of Harris, Raymond, Gooden H.B. No. 2523
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2523:
By: Davis of Harris C.S.H.B. No. 2523
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in certain
public benefits programs by the office of inspector general for the
Health and Human Services Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 31.045 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.045. PEACE OFFICERS. The commission's office of
inspector general may employ and commission peace officers for the
purpose of assisting the office in the investigation of fraud,
waste, or abuse in the financial assistance program. A peace
officer employed and commissioned by the office is a peace officer
for purposes of Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 33.032 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.032. PEACE OFFICERS. The commission's office of
inspector general may employ and commission peace officers for the
purpose of assisting the office in the investigation of fraud,
waste, or abuse in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
A peace officer employed and commissioned by the office is a peace
officer for purposes of Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
waiver or authorization is granted.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.