H.B. No. 2831
AN ACT
relating to maximizing federal funding of extended unemployment
benefits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 209, Labor Code, is
amended by adding Section 209.025 to read as follows:
Sec. 209.025. FEDERAL FUNDING OF EXTENDED BENEFITS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
commission by rule may adjust the extended benefit eligibility
period as necessary to maximize the receipt of any fully funded
federal extended unemployment benefits, if full federal funding for
those benefits is available.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2831 was passed by the House on April
14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 1, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2831 was passed by the Senate on May
12, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0
.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor