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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility of certain job trainees for extended |
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unemployment compensation benefits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 209.041, Labor Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 209.041. ELIGIBILITY FOR EXTENDED BENEFITS. (a) An |
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individual is eligible to receive extended benefits for a benefit |
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period of unemployment in the individual's eligibility period if, |
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with respect to the benefit period, the individual: |
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(1) has exhausted all regular benefits; |
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(2) satisfies the requirements of this subtitle for |
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the receipt of regular benefits that are applicable to an |
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individual claiming extended benefits, including not being |
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disqualified for the receipt of benefits; and |
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(3) has within the individual's base period received |
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benefit wage credits for employment by employers in an amount not |
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less than: |
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(A) 40 times the individual's weekly benefit |
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amount; or |
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(B) 1-1/2 times the individual's high-quarter |
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benefit wage credits. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an individual is also |
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eligible to receive extended benefits for a benefit period of |
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unemployment in the individual's eligibility period if, with |
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respect to the benefit period, the individual: |
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(1) has exhausted all regular benefits; and |
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(2) is participating in a training program approved by |
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the commission under Section 207.022. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a claim for extended unemployment compensation benefits that is |
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filed with the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A claim filed before that date is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date that the claim was filed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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, 2009. |