HBA-MPA C.S.S.B. 335 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.S.B. 335
By: Sibley
Economic Development
4/30/1999
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, under Texas law, unemployment benefit claims are determined
based on wages earned during a week.  C.S.S.B. 335 disqualifies an
applicant for unemployment benefits for a benefit period in which the
applicant works customary full-time hours, without regard to the rate of
pay, in conformity with federal law. 

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 201.091, Labor Code, by adding Subsection (e),
to provide that an individual is not considered unemployed and is not
eligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits for any benefit
period in which the individual works the individual's customary full-time
hours. 

SECTION 2.Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.   Emergency clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.S.B. 335 differs from the original bill in SECTION 1 (proposed Section
201.091(e), Labor Code), by replacing the phrase "at least 40 hours" after
"the individual works" in the original bill, with the phrase "the
individual's customary full-time hours."