87R12054 JSC-D
By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1801
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to improper unemployment compensation benefits refunded
by a claimant to the Texas Workforce Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 212.006, Labor Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The commission shall accept payment for benefits
refunded by a claimant under Subsection (a)(1) by personal check,
cashier's check, money order, credit card, debit card, electronic
check, or electronic funds transfer. The commission shall accept
payment through the mail, through the commission's Internet
website, and by telephone.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to
improper unemployment compensation benefits refunded by a claimant
to the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.