85R10490 LED-D     By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 1811       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in certain   public benefits programs by the office of inspector general for the   Health and Human Services Commission.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 531.1022(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  The commission's office of inspector general shall   employ and commission not more than five peace officers at any given   time for the purpose of assisting the office in carrying out the   duties of the office relating to the investigation of fraud, waste,   and abuse in:                (1)  Medicaid;                (2)  the financial assistance program under Chapter 31,   Human Resources Code;                (3)  the supplemental nutrition assistance program   under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code; and                (4)  the federal special supplemental nutrition   program for women, infants, and children authorized by 42 U.S.C.   Section 1786.          SECTION 2.  If before implementing any provision of this Act   a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a   federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,   the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or   authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the   waiver or authorization is granted.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.