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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the maximum total extended benefit amount payable to an |
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individual under the unemployment compensation system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 209.062, Labor Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 209.062. MAXIMUM TOTAL EXTENDED BENEFIT AMOUNT. The |
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total extended benefit amount payable to an eligible individual for |
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the individual's eligibility period is 60 [50] percent of the total |
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amount of regular benefits that were payable to the individual |
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under this subtitle in the individual's applicable benefit year. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a claim for extended unemployment compensation benefits that is |
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filed with the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A claim filed before that date is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date that the claim was filed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |