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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 13, 2022 02:37 PM |
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| From: | Representative Valerie S. Gaydos |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | State Improper Payment Act (HB 104, 2021-2022) |
| In order to prevent improper payments within state programs, I plan to re- introduce legislation which mirrors the Federal Improper Payment law. This bill would require agencies to review their programs and expenditures and assess whether they are highly, moderately or unlikely to be susceptible to an improper payment. This assessment is sent to the Governor, the Budget Office, the IFO, the General Assembly and the State Inspector General. As stated in federal law an improper payment in the bill is defined as an overpayment, an underpayment, a payment for an ineligible service or a payment to someone who was ineligible to receive it. Additionally, an improper payment both under the draft and in federal law includes any payment made by a state agency which did not receive a discount or credit which the payment should have received from a vendor or third party. The bill requires Commonwealth Agencies to conduct an initial assessment of improper payments on any program which is not required under Federal Law no later than 120 days after the enactment. The bill further requires the Office of the Budget to maintain a publicly accessible internet website and update the website to inform the public of at least the following information:
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Introduced as HB971