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Childcare Fraud Bills See Updates From Ohio Legislature

A bill introduced in the Ohio General Assembly earlier this year is seeing changes as lawmakers craft how to deal with concerns about childcare centers.

In January, Republican state Reps. Josh Williams and DJ Swearingen introduced House Bill 649, with the House Children and Human Services Committee continuing to review the bill.

The bill requires the Ohio Department of Children and Youth to immediately conduct a preliminary investigation following an allegation of waste, fraud, or abuse at childcare centers receiving public funding in the state.

When introducing the bill, Williams promoted standardized enforcement so “no one can complain about the oversight because it’s a uniform rule by the Legislature across the state of Ohio.”

The Childcare Fraud Prevention Act, Williams said, came in response “to an overwhelming request for better oversight of our publicly funded childcare system in Ohio.”

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