Bill Text: CT HB05436 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5436 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Fraudulent Grant Proposals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-23 - Public Hearing 02/27 [HB05436 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05436-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5436*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 940
		00940
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FRAUDULENT GRANT PROPOSALS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require the repayment of grant funds and an additional penalty if a grant recipient knowingly supplied false information when seeking a state grant.

Statement of Purpose:

To promote accuracy in grant requests and conserve taxpayer funds.