SRC-AAA S.B. 738 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 738
By: Carona
Economic Development
3-4-97
As Filed


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 employment
benefits. 
S.B. 738  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, S.B. 738  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),
as follows: 

(d)  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. 

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

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.