Plain English Breakdown
The official text confirms the shift from annual to biennial reporting starting January 1, 2027.
AB-1350: Changing How Often the Employment Development Department Reports on Fraud Tools
This law changes a rule so that the state agency handling unemployment benefits must check and report on its fraud prevention tools every two years instead of every year.
What This Bill Does
- Changes the reporting schedule from once per year to once every two years.
- Requires the Employment Development Department to analyze how well its fraud detection tools work.
- Sets a new start date for this biennial report on January 1, 2027.
- Keeps the requirement that these reports go to specific committees in the Legislature.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Employment Development Department
- Specific committees of the California Legislature
Terms To Know
- Biennially
- Happening once every two years.
- Fraud prevention and detection tools
- Methods or software used to stop people from lying about their unemployment claims and to catch those who do lie.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not say if the quality of the fraud checks will change, only how often they are reported.
- Past deadlines in 2022 mentioned in existing law have already passed and are no longer active under this new schedule.