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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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LABOR CODE |
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Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT |
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Subtitle B. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES |
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Chapter 301. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION |
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Subchapter K. DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF CHILD-CARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE |
Sec. 301.191. PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CHILD-CARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE
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(a) The commission shall develop risk assessment protocols to identify and assess possible instances of fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs, including:
(1) the use of unemployment insurance wage records to identify:
(A) potential ineligible parents due to a change in income or underreporting of income;
(B) relative child-care providers who are engaged in other employment; and
(C) parents who do not have the required work history; and
(2) the identification of parents who apply for or receive child-care services in multiple workforce areas simultaneously.
(b) The commission shall ensure that local workforce development boards implement procedures to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs.
(c) The commission may use a motor vehicle record, including a photographic image and signature, to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs.
(d) The commission may use the information under Subsection (c) otherwise for enforcement under this title.