billion is a lot of money, how will we reduce the risk of fraud and abuse under the HOME STAR program?
HOME STAR has a formal quality assurance program hard-wired into its system to help protect the investments of homeowner and taxpayer dollars. This system establishes industry performance standards, ensures that a portion of all jobs are inspected by independent, credentialed professionals, and offers an additional incentive to contractors that invest in a trained and certified workforce. For GOLD STAR projects, contractors must submit a job completion checklist and work scope for each project, along with testing data, before the incentive is disbursed. SILVER STAR contractors are only required to submit a job completion checklist. For both the GOLD STAR and SILVER STAR programs, field quality assurance is conducted within 30 days on a sample of jobs to verify quality installation.
