SRC-AAA H.B. 1720 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1720
By: Siebert (Carona)
Economic Development
4-21-97
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, an employee is considered partially unemployed during any week
of less than full-time work if the employee's wages during that week meet
a certain statutory criteria.  Employees whose hours are reduced as a
result of disciplinary action can file a claim for partial unemployment
benefits. 
This bill  provides that an individual is not partially unemployed for a
benefit period in which the individual's working hours are reduced by the
individual's employer as a result of disciplinary action. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1720 provides that an individual is not partially
unemployed for a benefit period in which the individual's working hours
are reduced by the individual's employer as a result of disciplinary
action. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 201.091, Labor Code, by adding Subsection (d),
to provide that notwithstanding Subsection (b), an individual is not
partially employed for a benefit period in which the person's working
hours have been reduced by the person's employer as a result of misconduct
connected with the individual's  work.  Provides that such limitation will
be effective for a maximum of four weeks from the effective date of such
reduction in hours. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1997.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.