By: Burkett, el al. (Senate Sponsor - Williams) H.B. No. 3005
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2013;
May 10, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Economic
Development; May 16, 2013, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 16, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Texas Workforce Commission to use
certain unemployment compensation funds for reemployment
activities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 203.025, Labor Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b) or any other
provision of this subtitle or other law, the commission, under an
agreement with or waiver by the United States secretary of labor,
may use money requisitioned from this state's account in the
federal trust fund to conduct demonstration projects for the
reemployment of unemployed individuals in the manner prescribed by
that agreement or waiver and consistent with any applicable
requirements under federal law. The commission shall provide to the
legislative standing committees with primary jurisdiction over the
commission any evaluation reports required by the United States
Department of Labor for a reemployment demonstration project.
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, 2013.
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