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By: Burkett, el al. (Senate Sponsor - Williams) |
H.B. No. 3005 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2013; |
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May 10, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Economic |
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Development; May 16, 2013, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 16, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Workforce Commission to use |
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certain unemployment compensation funds for reemployment |
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activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 203.025, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b) or any other |
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provision of this subtitle or other law, the commission, under an |
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agreement with or waiver by the United States secretary of labor, |
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may use money requisitioned from this state's account in the |
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federal trust fund to conduct demonstration projects for the |
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reemployment of unemployed individuals in the manner prescribed by |
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that agreement or waiver and consistent with any applicable |
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requirements under federal law. The commission shall provide to the |
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legislative standing committees with primary jurisdiction over the |
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commission any evaluation reports required by the United States |
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Department of Labor for a reemployment demonstration project. |
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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, 2013. |
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