Rep. Lou Lang

Filed: 2/17/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4570

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4570 on page 2,
3immediately below line 21, by inserting the following:
 
4    "(c-2) Upon processing a deduction to satisfy a debt owed
5to a State agency and placed in the Comptroller's Offset System
6in accordance with subsection (c-1), the Comptroller shall give
7written notice to the person subject to the offset. The notice
8shall inform the person that he or she may make a written
9protest to the Comptroller within 60 days after the Comptroller
10has given notice. The protest shall include the reason for
11contesting the deduction and any other information that will
12enable the Comptroller to determine the amount due and payable.
13If the person subject to the offset has not made a written
14protest within 60 days after the Comptroller has given notice,
15or if a final disposition is made concerning the deduction, the
16Comptroller shall pay the deduction to the State agency.
17    (c-3) For a debt owed to a State agency and placed in the

 

 

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1Comptroller's Offset System in accordance with subsection
2(c-1), the Comptroller shall deduct, from a warrant or other
3payment, its processing charge and the amount certified as
4necessary to satisfy, in whole or in part, the debt owed to the
5State agency. The Comptroller shall deduct a processing charge
6of up to $15 per transaction for each offset and such charges
7shall be deposited into the Comptroller Debt Recovery Trust
8Fund.".