Amend CSSB 1156 in SECTION 6 of the bill by adding the
following appropriately numbered Subsections to the SECTION and by
renumbering subsequent Subsections of the SECTION accordingly:
( ) Section 301.104, Labor Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 301.104. ELIGIBILITY. A person is eligible for the
refund for wages paid or incurred by the person, during each
calendar year for which the refund is claimed, only if:
(1) the wages paid or incurred by the person are for
services of an employee who is:
(A) a resident of this state; and
(B) a recipient of:
(i) financial assistance and services in
accordance with Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; or
(ii) medical assistance in accordance with
Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;
(2) the person satisfies the certification
requirements under Section 301.105; and
(3) the person provides and pays for the benefit of
the employee a part of the cost of coverage under:
(A) a health plan provided by a health
maintenance organization established under the Texas Health
Maintenance Organization Act (Chapter 20A, Vernon's Texas Insurance
Code);
(B) a health benefit plan approved by the
commissioner of insurance; <or>
(C) a self-funded or self-insured employee
welfare benefit plan that provides health benefits and is
established in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); or
(D) a medical savings account authorized under
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (26
U.S.C. Section 220).
( ) Section 301.105, Labor Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 301.105. CERTIFICATION. A person is not eligible for
the refund for wages paid or incurred by the person unless the
person has received a written certification from the commission
that the employee is a recipient of financial assistance and
services or medical assistance on or before the day the employee
begins employment with the person.
( ) A person may claim a refund under Section 301.104,
Labor Code, as amended by this Act, only for wages paid or incurred
on or after the effective date of this Act.