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Texas Human Resources Code § 22.027

Fraud Prevention

General Functions Relating to Human Services

(e) The commission, the department, and the comptroller shall coordinate their efforts to cross-train agency staff whose duties include fraud prevention and detection to enable the staff to identify and report possible fraudulent activity in programs, taxes, or funds administered by each of those other agencies.

(f) A local law enforcement agency that seizes an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card issued by the commission to a recipient of an entitlement program administered by the commission shall immediately notify the commission of the seizure and return the card to the commission. The commission shall send letters to local law enforcement agencies or post materials in the buildings in which those agencies are located to ensure that local law enforcement officials are aware of this requirement.

Official text of the Texas Human Resources Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (H.B. 1863), Sec. 8.04, eff. September 1, 1995.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., R.S., Ch. 322 (H.B. 2123), Sec. 2, eff. May 26, 1997.

Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1153 (S.B. 30), Sec. 1.06(i), eff. September 1, 1997.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.029, eff. April 2, 2015.