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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report to the legislature by the division of workers' |
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compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance of certain |
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information regarding employers and certain insurance companies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 402, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 402.0666 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 402.0666. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE REGARDING CERTAIN |
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EMPLOYERS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES. (a) Not later than December 31 |
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of each even-numbered year, the division shall report to the |
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legislature any information collected by the division regarding: |
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(1) the compliance of employers with any notice |
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requirements imposed by Subchapter A, Chapter 406; |
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(2) any administrative penalties assessed under this |
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subtitle or rules adopted under this subtitle against employers |
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described by Subdivision (1) for failure to comply with the notice |
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requirements; |
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(3) the compliance of employers with the reporting |
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requirements of Section 411.032; |
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(4) any administrative penalties assessed under |
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Section 411.032 against an employer described by Subdivision (3) |
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for failure to comply with the reporting requirements; |
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(5) the compliance of insurance companies from which |
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employers have obtained workers' compensation insurance coverage |
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with the notice requirement imposed by Section 406.006; and |
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(6) any administrative penalties assessed under |
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Section 406.006 against insurance companies from which employers |
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have obtained workers' compensation insurance coverage for failure |
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to comply with the reporting requirement. |
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(b) The division may make the report required under |
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Subsection (a) as part of the department's annual report under |
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Section 32.021, Insurance Code, or as a separate report. |
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(c) The information required to be included in the report |
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under Subsection (a) regarding employers must be disaggregated by |
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those employers who obtain or otherwise provide workers' |
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compensation insurance and those employers who do not obtain or |
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otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance. |
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(d) To ensure the objectivity of the information contained |
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in the report required by this section, the information must be |
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presented in an accurate, clear, and complete manner considering |
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both the presentation and substance of the information, taking into |
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account any variable that may affect whether an employer elects to |
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obtain or otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance. |
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SECTION 2. The division of workers' compensation shall |
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submit the initial report required by Section 402.0666, Labor Code, |
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as added by this Act, not later than December 31, 2008. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |