Purpose of the Bill

The bill's primary purpose is to enhance the ability of state agencies in Minnesota to address financial crimes and fraud. It aims to make comprehensive changes across various state agencies to improve the detection, prevention, and investigation of financial misconduct and fraud-related activities.

Main Provisions

• Appropriations for Agencies: The bill allocates funds for staffing increases and infrastructure improvements in various state departments, including the Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and the Department of Education, specifically for efforts related to financial crimes and fraud prevention.
• Enhancements in Program Integrity: It seeks to improve program integrity within Medicaid, the child care assistance program, and other welfare programs by providing the necessary resources for compliance and fraud detection.
• Data Sharing and Privacy: The bill modifies existing statutes to facilitate better data sharing between government departments while maintaining safeguards for individual privacy. It outlines specific conditions under which private data can be shared, especially relating to fraud investigations.
• Legislative Amendments: Amendments are proposed to multiple sections of the Minnesota Statutes to update and refine the legal framework governing how financial crimes and fraud are managed by state agencies.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Modifications of Statutes: The bill includes amendments to several Minnesota Statutes such as sections 13.46, and 43A.17, among others. These changes redefine data sharing rules, administrative procedures, and enforcement mechanisms for handling fraud and financial crimes.
• Repeal of Certain Provisions: The bill proposes repealing specific statutory subdivisions that are deemed outdated or redundant in the current context of financial crime prevention.

Relevant Terms

financial crimes, fraud prevention, Medicaid, child care assistance program, data sharing, state agencies, program integrity, investigative data, statute amendments, appropriations, Minnesota Statutes.