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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of temporary election officers for |
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unemployment compensation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.063(a), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In this subtitle, "employment" does not include: |
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(1) service in the employ of a political subdivision |
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or of an instrumentality of a political subdivision that is wholly |
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owned by one or more political subdivisions: |
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(A) as an elected official; |
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(B) as a member of a legislative body; |
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(C) as a member of the judiciary; |
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(D) as a temporary employee in case of fire, |
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storm, snow, earthquake, flood, or similar emergency; [or] |
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(E) in a position that is designated under law as |
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a major nontenured policy-making or advisory position or a |
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policy-making or advisory position that ordinarily does not require |
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more than eight hours of service each week; or |
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(F) as a temporary election worker, officer, or |
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official in conducting an election in the political subdivision; |
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(2) service in the employ of a foreign government, |
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including service as a consular or other officer or employee or as a |
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nondiplomatic representative; |
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(3) service in the employ of an instrumentality wholly |
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owned by a foreign government if: |
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(A) the service is similar to service performed |
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in a foreign country by an employee of the United States government |
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or an instrumentality of that government; and |
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(B) the United States secretary of state has |
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certified to the United States secretary of the treasury that the |
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foreign government grants an equivalent exemption for similar |
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services performed in the foreign country by an employee of the |
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United States government or an instrumentality of the United States |
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government; |
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(4) service in the employ of the United States |
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government or an instrumentality of the United States exempt under |
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the United States Constitution from the contributions imposed by |
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this subtitle; or |
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(5) service described by Subdivisions (1)-(3) |
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performed in the employ of an Indian tribe. |
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SECTION 2. 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 the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the claim was filed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |