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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services |
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Commission to employ peace officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.1022, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.1022. PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The commission's |
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office of inspector general shall employ and commission not more |
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than five peace officers at any given time for the purpose of |
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assisting the office in carrying out the duties of the office |
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relating to the investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in the |
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Medicaid program and may employ peace officers for the purpose of |
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the investigation of fraud in the S |
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upplemental Nutritional |
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Assistance Program administered by the commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |