US EditionOhio leaders propose cameras in child care centers after fraud claims
The bill mandates camera systems in publicly funded centers and empowers the Ohio Department of Children and Youth to monitor live footage and pause funding on fraud suspicion.
- State Reps Josh Williams, R-Sylvania Township, and D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, introduced the Childcare Fraud Prevention Act Thursday in Columbus, mandating cameras, 24/7 DCY access, 60-day video retention, and funding cuts for suspected fraud.
- Amid national scrutiny from a Minnesota scandal, Ohio's attendance-based payment system creates incentives to inflate attendance and prompted reports from Ohio parents and taxpayers.
- The bill would require the Ohio Department of Children and Youth to run a monitoring system with live camera access and must hand cases substantiated within 48 hours to the Ohio auditor's office, which could refer them to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for prosecution.
- Ohio has 5,200 publicly funded childcare centers serving more than 100,000 children each day, and the legislation would allow DCY to halt payments upon credible suspicion pending investigation.
- Amid an intra-party oversight split, Ohio Republicans diverge as Williams pushes broad surveillance while Gov. Mike DeWine and DCY leaders favor alternatives; Plummer proposed four reforms including $5 million for data systems, and social-media 'quasi-investigations' have raised concerns in Ohio's Somali community.
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Northwest Ohio lawmakers seek to require cameras in publicly funded child-care centers
COLUMBUS — Publicly funded child-care centers in Ohio would be required to install video cameras to surveil their facilities under forthcoming legislation proposed by state Reps. Josh Williams (R., Sylvania Township) and D.J. Swearingen (R., Huron).
Bill Aims to Take Concrete Steps to Combat Fraud in Ohio
As fraud scandals rattle the American Midwest, Republican Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams has announced that he and fellow Republican Ohio state Rep. DJ Swearing have introduced legislation to prevent fraud at daycare centers receiving state taxpayer dollars. “If you are taking taxpayer money, you will provide attendance, prove services, improve compliance, or you will lose funding and face potential prosecution if we find waste, fraud or abuse,” …
New Somali Daycare Fraud Revelations, This Time Coming From A Red State, Stuns The Country - The American Tribune.com
Ohio Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.), introduced a new bill in the Ohio Statehouse, going on to say that a group of “citizen journalists” and viral social media videos have discovered fraud within the Buckeye State’s daycare system that the government has failed to uncover. This follows recent news coming out of the state of Minnesota where a number of daycare facilities have been found to be covers for fraudulent activity connected with th…
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WCPO CincinnatiOhio GOP lawmakers want daycare cameras to combat 'fraud' that hasn't been proven
OH Republicans are debating how to handle allegations of daycare fraud. In order to combat specific claims, ones that haven't been proven, some lawmakers are pushing certain requirements
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