By Yarbrough H.B. No. 1105
77R2798 KSD-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the ineligibility of certain inmates to file wage
1-3 claims.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 61.001(3), Labor Code, is amended to read
1-6 as follows:
1-7 (3) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by
1-8 an employer for compensation. The term does not include:
1-9 (A) a person related to the employer or the
1-10 employer's spouse within the first or second degree by
1-11 consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573,
1-12 Government Code; [or]
1-13 (B) an independent contractor; or
1-14 (C) an inmate, defendant, releasee, or other
1-15 person in the custody of the state or other governmental entity who
1-16 provides services to a correctional facility, as defined by Section
1-17 1.07, Penal Code.
1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.