HBA-CBW, CCH H.B. 1207 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1207 By: Brimer Economic Development 3/20/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a school district is prohibited from protesting an unemployment claim filed against them with the Texas Workforce Commission. Many districts, small districts in particular, may not have the financial means with which to pay contributions to the unemployment compensation fund for employees considered undeserving of unemployment benefits. House Bill 1207 entitles a school district to the notice and protest rights granted to employees who pay contributions to the unemployment compensation fund. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 1207 amends the Labor Code to entitle a reimbursing employer that is a school district to the notice and protest rights afforded an employer who pays contributions to the unemployment compensation fund in lieu of the person for whom the claimant last worked if: _the claimant's last work was for a period of less than six weeks; _the claimant's last work was not performed for a person who meets the definition of an employer; and _the school district was the claimant's last employer in the base period. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.