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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the service of a notice of assessment by the Texas |
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Workforce Commission under the Texas Unemployment Compensation |
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Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 213.032(a), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A notice of assessment shall be served on a defaulting |
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employer by one of the following methods: |
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(1) in the manner provided by law for service of |
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process on a defendant in a civil action in district court; |
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(2) by registered or certified mail, return receipt |
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requested, or similar common carrier method to the employer's last |
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known address as shown by commission records; or |
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(3) in another manner that is reasonably calculated to |
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give the employer actual notice of the assessment, but only after an |
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attempt to serve a notice of the assessment in a manner described by |
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Subdivision (1) or (2) has been unsuccessful. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |