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By: Turner of Tarrant, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Ellis) |
H.B. No. 1637 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House March 30, 2009; |
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April 7, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Economic Development; April 29, 2009, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 29, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to normal weekly hours of work under the shared work |
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unemployment compensation program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 215.001(3), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(3) "Normal weekly hours of work" means the number of |
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hours in a week that an employee ordinarily works for a |
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participating employer or an average of 40 hours per week over a |
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two-week pay period, whichever is less. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2009. |
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