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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to liability for obtaining improper unemployment |
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compensation benefits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 214.002, Labor Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 214.002. LIABILITY FOR [IMPROPERLY] OBTAINING |
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IMPROPER BENEFITS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 214.002(b), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) In this section, "improper benefit" means any [the] |
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benefit or payment obtained under this subtitle by a person who was |
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or is subsequently disqualified or otherwise determined to be |
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ineligible to receive the benefit or payment for any reason under a |
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final determination or decision made under this subtitle[:
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[(1)
because of the nondisclosure or
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misrepresentation by the person or by another of a material fact,
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without regard to whether the nondisclosure or misrepresentation
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was known or fraudulent; and
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[(2) while:
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[(A)
any condition imposed by this subtitle for
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the person's qualifying for the benefit was not fulfilled in the
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person's case; or
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[(B)
the person was disqualified from receiving
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benefits]. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a claim for unemployment compensation benefits that is filed |
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with the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A claim filed before that date is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date that the claim was filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |