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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of school bus drivers for 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. Section 207.041, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Subsection (b) does not apply to an individual if the |
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services performed by the individual for an educational institution |
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consist only of driving a school bus transporting students to and |
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from school or a school-sponsored or school-related activity. |
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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 filed with the |
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Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date of this |
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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, 2019. |