82R10736 RWG-F
By: Deshotel H.B. No. 2691
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the submission date of the office of injured employee
counsel's legislative report.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 404.106(a), Labor Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The office shall report to the governor, lieutenant
governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs
of the legislative committees with appropriate jurisdiction not
later than January 1 [December 1] of each odd-numbered
[even-numbered] year. The report must include:
(1) a description of the activities of the office;
(2) identification of any problems in the workers'
compensation system from the perspective of injured employees as a
class, as considered by the public counsel, with recommendations
for regulatory and legislative action; and
(3) an analysis of the ability of the workers'
compensation system to provide adequate, equitable, and timely
benefits to injured employees at a reasonable cost to employers.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.