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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing unemployment compensation claimants with |
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access to copies of their previously filed claims for benefits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 208, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 208.0225 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 208.0225. REQUEST FOR COPY OF CLAIM FILINGS. (a) The |
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commission shall adopt and implement a procedure by which a |
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claimant who has received a notice of an initial claim |
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determination under Section 208.022 may request and promptly |
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receive from the commission a copy of the claimant's filings in |
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relation to the claim. |
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(b) The commission shall include in a prominent location on |
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the commission's Internet website detailed information regarding |
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how a claimant may submit a request under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |