An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the assessment of improper payments by Commonwealth agencies and for public information on payments and programs of Commonwealth agencies.

HB 979 requires Pennsylvania state agencies (excluding the Treasury Department, Auditor General, and Attorney General) to assess improper payments in their programs at least every two years, with an initial assessment due within 120 days. Agencies must classify programs by risk level (low, moderate, high), identify root causes of improper payments in high-risk programs, and develop corrective action plans targeting a 3% or lower error rate. The bill mandates that the Office of the Budget publish detailed, real-time data online - including improper payment totals, high-risk program details, corrective plans, and recovery efforts - to increase transparency. This directly affects how state agencies manage spending and report financial accountability to the public and oversight bodies.