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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain volunteer firefighters and |
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paramedics for unemployment compensation benefits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 201, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 201.079 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.079. SERVICE AS VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR |
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PARAMEDIC. In this subtitle, "employment" does not include service |
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performed by an individual as a volunteer firefighter or paramedic |
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for which the only remuneration for the service is compensation for |
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not more than two 12-hour shifts each week, regardless of whether |
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the individual is certified to perform that service by an |
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appropriate entity. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a claim for unemployment compensation benefits that is filed |
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with the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A claim filed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the claim was filed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |