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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the service of a notice of assessment by the Texas |
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Workforce Commission under the Texas Unemployment Compensation |
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Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 213.032(a), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A notice of assessment shall be served on a defaulting |
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employer: |
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(1) by personal delivery; |
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(2) by registered or certified mail, return receipt |
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requested, or similar common carrier method to the employer's |
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address as shown by commission records; or |
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(3) if an attempt to serve a notice of the assessment |
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in a manner described by Subdivision (1) or (2) has been |
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unsuccessful, in another manner that is reasonably calculated to |
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give the employer notice of the assessment [in the manner provided |
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by law for service of process on a defendant in a civil action in |
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district court]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |