Bill Text: CT HB05082 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Penalties For The Falsification Of Public Benefit Applications.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-07 - Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees [HB05082 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05082-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5082 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 199 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. TWEEDIE, 13th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING PENALTIES FOR THE FALSIFICATION OF PUBLIC BENEFIT APPLICATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to institute an unpaid suspension of not less than two months and a loss of seniority for any state employee who is found to have falsified an application for public benefits.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide financial relief to the state and to discourage public benefit fraud by state employees.