Senate File 2416 S-5279 Amend Senate File 2416 as follows: 1 1. Page 6, by striking lines 3 through 11 and inserting: 2 < (4) There is appropriated from the special employment 3 contingency fund to the insurance division of the department of 4 commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending 5 June 30, 2019, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 6 necessary, to be used by the insurance fraud bureau established 7 in section 507E.2 for the investigation and prosecution of 8 workers’ compensation fraud: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 10 (5) The division is authorized an additional 2.00 full-time 11 equivalent positions for the insurance fraud bureau established 12 in chapter 507E to retain one prosecuting attorney and one 13 special investigator for the investigation and prosecution of 14 workers’ compensation fraud. Full-time equivalent positions 15 authorized in this subparagraph are in addition to those 16 authorized in subparagraph (1). > 17 2. Page 21, after line 7 by inserting: 18 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 507E.9 Prosecuting attorney —— 19 prosecution of workers’ compensation fraud. 20 1. The bureau shall retain a prosecuting attorney to 21 prosecute any criminal action for workers’ compensation fraud, 22 in all counties of the state, which may be brought pursuant to 23 this chapter in which the bureau may be interested and when, in 24 the judgment of the prosecuting attorney, the interest of the 25 bureau requires such action be taken. 26 2. The prosecuting attorney or commissioner of insurance 27 may request the assistance of a county attorney to assist with 28 or handle the prosecution of a criminal action for workers’ 29 compensation fraud which may be brought pursuant to this 30 chapter. 31 3. The prosecuting attorney retained by the bureau pursuant 32 to this section shall report to the commissioner of insurance. > 33 3. By renumbering as necessary. 34 -1- SF2416.5586 (1) 87 gh/tm 1/ 2 #1. #2.