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The proposal funds investigations, evidence testing, and related activities to improve clearance of homicides and firearm-related violent crimes. This concerns the homicide component of firearm mortality and does not address all firearm suicides or other intents. Investigative clearance is distinct from prevention and does not establish a reduction in deaths.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: Firearm deaths · Homicide deaths · Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

(b)Grant program(1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a grant program within the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services under which the Attorney General awards grants to eligible entities to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods.(2)ApplicationsAn eligible entity seeking a grant under the Program shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by—(A)such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require; and(B)a description of each eligible project under paragraph (4) that the grant will fund.(3)Selection of grant recipientsThe Attorney General, in selecting a recipient of a grant under the Program, shall—(A)consider solely the specific plan and activities proposed by the applicant to improve clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes, notwithstanding other Department policies for grant eligibility; and(B)develop criteria to ensure that funds are distributed to rural and urban applicants.(4)Eligible projectsA grant recipient shall use the grant for activities with the specific objective of improving clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes, including—(A)hiring and training additional personnel who will be assigned to investigate homicides and firearm-related violent crimes;(B)ensuring the retention of personnel who are assigned to investigate homicides and firearm-related violent crimes as of the date of receipt of the grant;(C)hiring and training personnel for collection, processing, and forensic testing of evidence;(D)acquiring, upgrading, or replacing investigative, evidence-processing, or forensic testing technology or equipment;(E)developing competitive and evidence-based programs to improve clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes;(F)hiring and training of personnel to analyze violent crime and the temporal and geographic trends among homicides and firearm-related violent crimes;(G)retaining experts to conduct a detailed analysis of homicides and firearm-related violent crimes using Gun Violence Problem Analysis (commonly known as GVPA) or a similar research methodology;(H)development and implementation of policies that safeguard civil rights and civil liberties during the collection, processing, and forensic testing of evidence;(I)establishing programs to support officers who experience stress or trauma as a result of responding to or investigating homicides or other violent crime incidents;(J)developing policies, procedures, and training to improve clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes, including implementing best practices relating to—(i)improving internal agency cooperation, organizational oversight and accountability, and supervision of investigations;(ii)developing specific goals and performance metrics for both investigators and investigative units;(iii)strengthening relationships with communities the agency serves; and(iv)collaboration with and among other law enforcement agencies and criminal justice organizations;(K)ensuring victims of firearm-related violent crimes, and family members of victims of homicides, have appropriate access to emergency food, housing, clothing, travel, and transportation;(L)training to address the needs of victims of firearm-related violent crimes, and family members of victims of homicides, or collaborating with trained victim advocates and specialists to better meet the needs of victims and family members of victims;(M)developing best practices for improving access to and acceptance of victim services, including victim services that promote medical and psychological wellness, ongoing counseling, legal advice, and financial compensation;(N)training personnel in trauma-informed interview techniques; and(O)ensuring language and disability access supports are provided to victims and their families so that victims can exercise their rights and participate in the criminal justice process.

The fact measures residents under 65 without health insurance. Insurance eligibility, enrollment, coverage continuity and premium assistance concern the covered population. Provider payments and covered services alone do not establish a coverage change, and Medicare-only changes mostly concern a different age population. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: People under 65 without health insurance. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

B. The Louisiana Department of Health shall adopt the following measures to verify ongoing eligibility for Medicaid: (1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall not accept eligibility determinations for Medicaid from any exchange established under 42 U.S.C. 18041(c). The Louisiana Department of Health may accept assessments from an exchange established under 42 U.S.C. 18041(c), but shall independently verify eligibility and make eligibility determinations. (2) Neither the Louisiana Department of Health nor any state agency that operates as a part of Medicaid may rely solely on ex parte renewals, including but not limited to any waiver granted under Section 1902(e)(14)(A) of the Social Security Act, unless expressly required by federal law. No later than January 1, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Health shall withdraw any waivers submitted to the federal government that authorize the department to determine or renew eligibility by ex parte renewal. (3) Unless required by federal law, the Louisiana Department of Health shall not accept self-attestation of Louisiana state residency for initial eligibility determinations or renewals. The Louisiana Department of Health may use technology and government data sharing to verify income, residency, household composition, or receipt of other coverage. The Louisiana Department of Health shall not request authority to waive or decline to periodically check any available income-related data sources to verify eligibility for Medicaid. (4) The Louisiana Department of Health may use an enhanced income verification platform to verify recipient eligibility. The Louisiana Department of Health may procure and enter into a contract for the platform. The platform shall meet all of the following criteria: (a) Use automated, real-time data matching and analytics to detect unreported or under reported income. (b) Consolidate overlapping data to prevent double counting of financial records. (5) The Louisiana Department of Health shall enter into the following data matching agreements to cross-check households enrolled in Medicaid with other state data sets as allowed by law: (a) On at least a monthly basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall receive and review information from the state registrar of vital records concerning individuals enrolled in Medicaid that indicates a change in circumstances that may affect eligibility for Medicaid, including but not limited to death records. (b) On at least a quarterly basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall receive and review information from the Louisiana Workforce Commission concerning individuals enrolled in Medicaid that indicates a change in circumstances that may affect eligibility for Medicaid, including but not limited to changes in employment or wages. (c) On at least a quarterly basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall receive and review information from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles concerning individuals enrolled in Medicaid that indicates a change in residency that may affect eligibility for Medicaid. (d) On at least a semi-annual basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall receive and review information from the Louisiana Department of Revenue concerning individuals enrolled in Medicaid that indicates a change in circumstances that may affect eligibility for Medicaid, including but not limited to potential changes in income, wages, or residency as identified by tax records. (e) The Louisiana Department of Health shall implement a platform to receive and review information on at least an annual basis concerning incarceration status of individuals enrolled in Medicaid. (f) On at least a monthly basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall receive and review information from the Social Security Administration concerning the disability status of individuals enrolled in Medicaid. (6) On at least a quarterly basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall publish on its website, data regarding findings of noncompliance and fraud investigations in Medicaid for the following aggregate, nonconfidential, and nonpersonally identifying information: (a) The number of Medicaid cases investigated for intentional program violations or fraud. (b) Total number of Medicaid cases referred to the attorney general's office for prosecution. (c) Improper payments and expenditures. (d) Monies recovered. (e) Aggregate data concerning improper payments and ineligible recipients as a percentage of those investigated and reviewed.

The fact measures residents under 65 without health insurance. Insurance eligibility, enrollment, coverage continuity and premium assistance concern the covered population. Provider payments and covered services alone do not establish a coverage change, and Medicare-only changes mostly concern a different age population. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: People under 65 without health insurance · Residents who are foreign-born · Registered-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

§233.4. Verification of citizenship of applicants for public benefits A. Except as prohibited by federal law, a state agency or political subdivision shall verify that each applicant who applies for federal, state, or local public benefit is a person who has been recognized as a citizen of the United States by birthright, naturalization, or any other method provided for under applicable federal law or has satisfactory immigration status as a qualified alien as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1641(b). B. For an applicant claiming United States citizenship or satisfactory immigration status under 8 U.S.C. 1641(b), the state agency or political subdivision shall make every reasonable effort to ascertain verification of the applicant's citizenship or immigration status. C. Upon the termination of any reasonable opportunity period to verify citizenship status or receipt of a final verification that indicates that the applicant is not a United States citizen or lacks satisfactory immigration status and has entered the United States without inspection or admission or remained beyond the expiration of his authorized period of stay, the state agency or political subdivision shall: (1) Refer the applicant's information, including unsatisfactory immigration status, to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (2) Provide a monthly report compiling the information pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection to the secretary of state for voter list maintenance purposes. (3) Terminate any recurring federal, state, or local public benefits as defined in Subsection E of this Section. D. A state agency or political subdivision that administers federal or state public benefits shall report at the end of each fiscal year to the president of the Senate, speaker of the House of Representatives, governor, and David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library on the results of the citizenship verification requirements of this Section. The report shall include but not be limited to the number of individuals reported to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the number of individuals who had public assistance terminated in accordance with this Section. E. For the purposes of this Section, a federal, state, or local public benefit shall include any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or assisted housing, food assistance, unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which payments or assistance are provided to an individual, household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state or by appropriated funds of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state. F. For purposes of any benefits paid by any public pension or retirement system, fund, or plan, the verification of a public employee's United States citizenship or satisfactory immigration status at the time of their enrollment in a public pension or retirement system, fund, or plan shall satisfy the verification requirements of Subsection A of this Section.

The fact measures residents under 65 without health insurance. Insurance eligibility, enrollment, coverage continuity and premium assistance concern the covered population. Provider payments and covered services alone do not establish a coverage change, and Medicare-only changes mostly concern a different age population. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: People under 65 without health insurance. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

B. The Louisiana Department of Health shall adopt the following measures to verify ongoing eligibility for Medicaid: (1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall not accept eligibility determinations for Medicaid from any exchange established under 42 U.S.C. 18041(c). The Louisiana Department of Health may accept assessments from an exchange established under 42 U.S.C. 18041(c), but shall independently verify eligibility and make eligibility determinations. (2) Neither the Louisiana Department of Health nor any state agency that operates as a part of Medicaid may rely solely on ex parte renewals, including but not limited to any waiver granted under Section 1902(e)(14)(A) of the Social Security Act, unless expressly required by federal law. No later than January 1, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Health shall withdraw any waivers submitted to the federal government that authorize the department to determine or renew eligibility by ex parte renewal. (3) Unless required by federal law, the Louisiana Department of Health shall not accept self-attestation of Louisiana state residency for initial eligibility determinations or renewals. The Louisiana Department of Health may use technology and government data sharing to verify income, residency, household composition, or receipt of other coverage. The Louisiana Department of Health shall not request authority to waive or decline to periodically check any available income-related data sources to verify eligibility for Medicaid. (4) The Louisiana Department of Health may use an enhanced income verification platform to verify recipient eligibility. The Louisiana Department of Health may procure and enter into a contract for the platform. The platform shall meet all of the following criteria: (a) Use automated, real-time data matching and analytics to detect unreported or under reported income. (b) Consolidate overlapping data to prevent double counting of financial records. (5) The Louisiana Department of Health shall enter into the following data matching agreements to cross-check households enrolled in Medicaid with other state data sets as allowed by law: (a) On at least a monthly basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall receive and review information from the state registrar of vital records concerning individuals enrolled in Medicaid that indicates a change in circumstances that may affect eligibility for Medicaid, including but not limited to death records. (b) On at least a quarterly basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall receive and review information from the Louisiana Workforce Commission concerning individuals enrolled in Medicaid that indicates a change in circumstances that may affect eligibility for Medicaid, including but not limited to changes in employment or wages. (c) On at least a quarterly basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall receive and review information from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles concerning individuals enrolled in Medicaid that indicates a change in residency that may affect eligibility for Medicaid. (d) On at least a semi-annual basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall receive and review information from the Louisiana Department of Revenue concerning individuals enrolled in Medicaid that indicates a change in circumstances that may affect eligibility for Medicaid, including but not limited to potential changes in income, wages, or residency as identified by tax records. (e) The Louisiana Department of Health shall implement a platform to receive and review information on at least an annual basis concerning incarceration status of individuals enrolled in Medicaid. (f) On at least a monthly basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall receive and review information from the Social Security Administration concerning the disability status of individuals enrolled in Medicaid. (6) On at least a quarterly basis, the Louisiana Department of Health shall publish on its website, data regarding findings of noncompliance and fraud investigations in Medicaid for the following aggregate, nonconfidential, and nonpersonally identifying information: (a) The number of Medicaid cases investigated for intentional program violations or fraud. (b) Total number of Medicaid cases referred to the attorney general's office for prosecution. (c) Improper payments and expenditures. (d) Monies recovered. (e) Aggregate data concerning improper payments and ineligible recipients as a percentage of those investigated and reviewed.

The fact measures residents under 65 without health insurance. Insurance eligibility, enrollment, coverage continuity and premium assistance concern the covered population. Provider payments and covered services alone do not establish a coverage change, and Medicare-only changes mostly concern a different age population. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: People under 65 without health insurance · Residents who are foreign-born · Registered-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

§233.4. Verification of citizenship of applicants for public benefits A. Except as prohibited by federal law, a state agency or political subdivision shall verify that each applicant who applies for federal, state, or local public benefit is a person who has been recognized as a citizen of the United States by birthright, naturalization, or any other method provided for under applicable federal law or has satisfactory immigration status as a qualified alien as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1641(b). B. For an applicant claiming United States citizenship or satisfactory immigration status under 8 U.S.C. 1641(b), the state agency or political subdivision shall make every reasonable effort to ascertain verification of the applicant's citizenship or immigration status. C. Upon the termination of any reasonable opportunity period to verify citizenship status or receipt of a final verification that indicates that the applicant is not a United States citizen or lacks satisfactory immigration status and has entered the United States without inspection or admission or remained beyond the expiration of his authorized period of stay, the state agency or political subdivision shall: (1) Refer the applicant's information, including unsatisfactory immigration status, to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (2) Provide a monthly report compiling the information pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection to the secretary of state for voter list maintenance purposes. (3) Terminate any recurring federal, state, or local public benefits as defined in Subsection E of this Section. D. A state agency or political subdivision that administers federal or state public benefits shall report at the end of each fiscal year to the president of the Senate, speaker of the House of Representatives, governor, and David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library on the results of the citizenship verification requirements of this Section. The report shall include but not be limited to the number of individuals reported to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the number of individuals who had public assistance terminated in accordance with this Section. E. For the purposes of this Section, a federal, state, or local public benefit shall include any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or assisted housing, food assistance, unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which payments or assistance are provided to an individual, household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state or by appropriated funds of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state. F. For purposes of any benefits paid by any public pension or retirement system, fund, or plan, the verification of a public employee's United States citizenship or satisfactory immigration status at the time of their enrollment in a public pension or retirement system, fund, or plan shall satisfy the verification requirements of Subsection A of this Section.

Wages and cash benefits can be components of household money income. Census income is measured before taxes, so tax relief alone is not an increase in this statistic; the provision does not determine the statewide median. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

§1600. Benefit eligibility conditions An unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits only if the administrator finds that: * * * (3)(a) He is able to work, available for work, and is actively seeking work by conducting no fewer than five work search actions for each week in which he makes a claim for benefits. The administrator shall, by regulation, prescribe the actions which shall be considered valid work search actions. (b)(i) For the purpose of this Section, a claimant has satisfied the requirements of making an active search for work if he is pursuing a course of action to become reemployed as contained in his eligibility review and reemployment assistance plan approved by the administrator and consistent with Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. The reemployment assistance plan shall not contain factors which, when judged on the basis of reasonableness for a similarly unemployed worker to follow, would be contrary to the individual's interest, taking into account the claimant's qualifications for work, the distance of his residence from employing establishments, his prior work history, and current labor market conditions related to his normal and customary occupation. * * * §1601. Disqualification for benefits An individual shall be disqualified for benefits: * * * (3) If the administrator finds that he has failed, without good cause, either to apply for available, suitable work or to accept suitable work within the time frame contained in the offer when work is offered to him, appear for a previously scheduled job interview, return to his customary self-employment, if any, or participate in an approved training program when so directed by the administrator. Such disqualification shall continue until such time as the claimant (a) can demonstrate that he has been paid wages for work subject to the Louisiana Employment Security Law or the unemployment insurance law of any other state or the United States, equivalent to at least ten times his weekly benefit amount following the week in which the disqualifying act occurred and (b) has not left his last work under disqualifying circumstances. * * * (c) The administrator shall prescribe a form that allows employers to report suspected violations of this Paragraph via online or electronic submission. The administrator shall make the form available to all employers, and, at least annually, inform employers about the importance of reporting work search violations by claimants. * * * Section 2. This Act shall become effective on December 31, 2025.