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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to methods by which a claimant may check the status of a |
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claim for unemployment compensation benefits filed with the Texas |
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Workforce Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 208, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 208.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 208.005. CLAIM STATUS INFORMATION. (a) The |
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commission shall ensure that a person who files a claim for benefits |
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is able to check the status of the person's claim through one or |
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more convenient telephonic or electronic methods. Each method must |
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provide the person with an option to submit the person's contact |
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information to the commission and receive a return phone call or |
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e-mail response from the commission within a reasonable time |
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regarding the status of the person's 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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the methods available to a claimant for checking the status of a |
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claim for benefits. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |