| 2 | | - | (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2017; March 20, 2017, read |
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| 3 | | - | first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce; |
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| 4 | | - | April 18, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, |
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| 5 | | - | Nays 0; April 18, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | | - | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 9 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 10 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 11 | 7 | | relating to the eligibility requirements for employment as an |
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| 12 | 8 | | ombudsman of the Office of Injured Employee Counsel under the Texas |
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| 13 | 9 | | Workers' Compensation Act. |
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| 14 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 15 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 404.152(b), Labor Code, is amended to |
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| 16 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 17 | 13 | | (b) To be eligible for designation as an ombudsman, a person |
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| 18 | 14 | | must: |
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| 19 | 15 | | (1) demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of the |
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| 20 | 16 | | requirements of: |
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| 21 | 17 | | (A) this subtitle and the provisions of Subtitle |
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| 22 | 18 | | C that relate to claims management; |
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| 23 | 19 | | (B) other laws relating to workers' |
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| 24 | 20 | | compensation; and |
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| 25 | 21 | | (C) rules adopted under this subtitle and the |
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| 26 | 22 | | laws described under Subdivision (1)(B); |
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| 27 | 23 | | (2) have demonstrated experience in handling and |
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| 28 | 24 | | resolving problems for the general public; and |
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| 29 | 25 | | (3) possess strong interpersonal skills[; and |
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| 30 | 26 | | [(4) have at least one year of demonstrated experience |
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| 31 | 27 | | in the field of workers' compensation]. |
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| 32 | 28 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 33 | 29 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 34 | 30 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 35 | 31 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 36 | 32 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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