HB 535: Inspectors General
GENERAL BILL by Weinstein
Inspectors General; Revises duties & responsibilities of Chief Inspector General; provides that Chief Inspector General is responsible for all agency inspectors general, cabinet agencies, & EOG; provides that Chief Inspector General reports to Cabinet; requires agency inspector general to keep Chief Inspector General informed of certain activities; authorizes inspector general to not inform agency head under certain circumstances; authorizes Chief Inspector General to appoint agency inspectors general subject to consent of agency head; revises procedures for removing inspector general; requires establishment of internal & external procedures for receiving complaints from employees & public; requires certain final reports; provides that one or more investigators within agency inspector general's office be sworn law enforcement officer; permits employees who disclose information resulting in recovery of funds to receive percentage of funds; directs DMS to adopt criteria for use of purchasing cards; requires periodic audits of use of purchasing cards.
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/1/2011 House • Filed
11/4/2011 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 55
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 55
3/9/2012 House • Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
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HB 535, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/1/2011 at 10:28 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 270 Inspectors General Dockery Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Location: In committee/council (GO)
Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 14.32 Office of Chief Inspector General. Page 1 (pdf) 20.054 Page 1 (pdf) 20.055 Agency inspectors general. Page 5 (pdf) 112.3187 Adverse action against employee for disclosing information of specified nature prohibited; employee remedy and relief. Page 18 (pdf) 112.3189 Investigative procedures upon receipt of whistle-blower information from certain state employees. Page 20 (pdf) 112.31895 Investigative procedures in response to prohibited personnel actions. Page 20 (pdf) 112.31901 Investigatory records. Page 23 (pdf) 287.0565 Page 24 (pdf)