HBA-NLM H.B. 2396 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2396
By: Deshotel
Economic Development
4/11/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Formerly, federal laws mandated states to amend unemployment compensation
law to disqualify recipients of certain periodic payments, including
pensions and old age benefits under the Federal Social Security Act.
Thereafter, the law was interpreted to provide the states discretion in
applying such disqualification if the pensioner had contributed to the
pension.  The 75th Legislature amended Texas law to remove the
disqualification for receipt of social security benefits.  Accordingly,
H.B. 2396 requires the Texas Workforce Commission to consider an
individual's contribution, if a periodic payment otherwise described by
this section is received by the individual who has contributed to the
payment, rather than received by an individual under the federal Social
Security Act, thus removing the disqualification of an individual receiving
a pension. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 207.050(b), Labor Code, to require the Texas
Workforce Commission (commission) to consider an individual's contribution,
if a periodic payment otherwise described by this section is received by
the individual who has contributed to the payment, rather than received by
an individual under the federal Social Security Act. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 1999.
                       Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.