By:  Seaman                                                       H.B. No. 1745



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the disqualification of certain temporary employees for 
unemployment compensation benefits.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 201.091, Labor Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
	(f)  For purposes of this subtitle, an individual who last 
worked for a temporary help firm is not considered to be unemployed 
until three business days have passed since the date the 
individual's last assignment ended.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only 
to eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits based on an 
unemployment compensation claim that is filed with the Texas 
Workforce Commission on or after the effective date of this Act.  A 
claim filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the 
law in effect on the date the claim was filed, and the former law is 
continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.