By Wentworth S.B. No. 1370
74R5177 PB-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the regulation of certain staff leasing services.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 1, Chapter 994, Acts of the 73rd
1-5 Legislature, Regular Session, 1993 (Article 9104, Vernon's Texas
1-6 Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subdivision (15) to read as
1-7 follows:
1-8 (15) "Net worth" means the assets of a license
1-9 applicant minus the applicant's liabilities, as shown on the
1-10 applicant's financial statement or most recent federal income tax
1-11 return, plus the sum of any other guarantees, letters of credit, or
1-12 securities that the applicant submits to the department under
1-13 Section 4 of this Act.
1-14 SECTION 2. Sections 4(c) and (g), Chapter 994, Acts of the
1-15 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993 (Article 9104, Vernon's
1-16 Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:
1-17 (c) The department shall conduct a thorough background
1-18 investigation of each individual applicant and of each controlling
1-19 person of each applicant to determine whether that applicant or
1-20 controlling person is qualified under this Act. The department may
1-21 deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license if it
1-22 finds that a controlling person is not qualified under this Act.
1-23 The investigation must include:
1-24 (1) for an original application, the submission of
2-1 fingerprints for processing through appropriate local, state, and
2-2 federal law enforcement agencies; and
2-3 (2) examination by the department of police or other
2-4 law enforcement records maintained by local, state, or federal law
2-5 enforcement agencies.
2-6 (g) For purposes of Subsection (f) of this section,
2-7 "assigned employee" means a full-time employee whose normal work
2-8 week is at least 30 <25> hours per week and whose work is performed
2-9 in this state. The term does not include an employee hired to
2-10 support or supplement the client's workforce in special work
2-11 situations, such as employee absences, temporary skill shortages,
2-12 seasonal workloads, or special assignments and projects.
2-13 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
2-14 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
2-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.