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This bill establishes a pilot program for the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to increase its employee complement by at least 50% within six months, specifically to investigate fraud, waste, misconduct, and abuse claims from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health. The program will run for at least two years, contingent on sufficient funding. Within one year after hiring the new employees, the OIG must submit a comprehensive report to several legislative committees, detailing performance metrics such as the number of investigations completed (comparing new and existing employees), dollar amounts of recovery and cost avoidance, pending investigations, additional salary and program implementation costs, and any new cost-saving efforts initiated as a result of the expanded workforce. The report will be a public record under the Right-to-Know Law, allowing transparency about the pilot program's effectiveness. The act takes effect immediately, signaling the state's commitment to enhancing oversight and potentially improving operational efficiency in human services and health departments by increasing investigative capacity.

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