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| 1 | 1 | 89R6071 DNC-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Canales H.B. No. 1694 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the eligibility of school bus drivers and cafeteria | |
| 10 | 10 | workers for unemployment compensation benefits. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 207.041, Labor Code, is amended by | |
| 13 | 13 | adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (b-1) Subsection (b) does not apply to an individual if the | |
| 15 | 15 | services performed by the individual for an educational institution | |
| 16 | 16 | consist only of: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) driving a school bus transporting students to and | |
| 18 | 18 | from school or a school-sponsored or school-related activity; or | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) working as a cafeteria worker. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 21 | 21 | to a claim for unemployment compensation benefits filed with the | |
| 22 | 22 | Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date of this | |
| 23 | 23 | Act. A claim filed before the effective date of this Act is | |
| 24 | 24 | governed by the law in effect on the date the claim was filed, and | |
| 25 | 25 | the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |