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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to maximizing federal funding of extended unemployment |
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benefits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 209, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 209.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 209.025. FEDERAL FUNDING OF EXTENDED BENEFITS. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the |
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commission by rule may adjust the extended benefit eligibility |
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period as necessary to maximize the receipt of any fully funded |
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federal extended unemployment benefits, if full federal funding for |
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those benefits is available. |
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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, 2011. |