Office of Inspector General established, powers and duties provided, enhanced grant oversight provided, retaliation prohibited, existing executive Offices of Inspector General transferred or repealed, fraud detection and prevention provided, conforming changes made, reports required, and money appropriated.

Summary

The bill establishes a new Office of Inspector General within the legislative branch, appointing a non‑partisan inspector general for a six‑year term. It transfers existing inspector‑general functions from individual agencies to this central office, requires agencies to stop payments when fraud is suspected, and mandates a fraud‑reporting hotline and regular reporting to the Legislative Audit Commission. The goal is to improve detection and prevention of misuse of public funds.

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