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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 82(R)

Senate Bill 638

Senate Author:  Jackson

Effective:  9-1-11

House Sponsor:  Murphy


            Current law authorizes the Texas Workforce Commission to compute a surplus credit for an experience-rated employer if the amount in the Texas unemployment compensation fund is at a certain level.  Senate Bill 638 amends the Labor Code to set out the circumstances under which the acquisition of an experience-related employer entitles the successor employing unit to a surplus credit attributable to, but not applied or received by, the predecessor employing unit.