Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2116 amends the Education and Labor codes to provide temporary workers' compensation insurance coverage for members of Texas Task Force 1 who are not state employees. The bill provides coverage for such members as if they were state employees during any period in which the task force is activated by the governor's division of emergency management or during any task force-sponsored or -sanctioned training session, requires the division to reimburse the State Office of Risk Management for benefits paid on behalf of a covered member at the start of the fiscal year following the date the benefits are paid, and provides for the computation of the average weekly wage of a task force member in determining income or death benefits. The bill requires the Texas Engineering Extension Service to perform all duties of an employer regarding an injured task force member receiving benefits.