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By:  Wohlgemuth                                                   H.B. No. 3345



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the terms of office of the Texas Workers' Compensation 
Commission.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 402.002, Labor Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 402.002.  TERMS; VACANCY.  (a)  Members of the 
commission hold office for two years [staggered six year terms, 
with the terms of one member representing employers and one member 
representing wage earners expiring on February 1 of each odd 
numbered year].
	(b)  If a vacancy occurs during a term, the governor shall 
fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.  The replacement must be 
from the group represented by the member being replaced.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.