HBA-SEP H.B. 1103 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1103
By: Yarbrough
Economic Development
7/10/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law authorizes a notice of assessment to be used as a method of
debt collection under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act.  As a result
of the 1993 recodification of the Labor Code, not all sections of the code
reflected consistent language.  House Bill 1103 specifies that the Texas
Workforce Commission is authorized to bring an action against a successor
employer for the collection of a contribution, a penalty, or interest
incurred by a predecessor employer.   

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1103 amends the Labor Code to specify that the Texas Workforce
Commission is authorized to bring an action against a successor employer
under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act for the collection of a
contribution, a penalty, or interest incurred by a predecessor employer.   

The bill specifies that for purposes of contributions to the unemployment
compensation fund, "manual" means the North American Industrial
Classification System Manual rather than the Standard Industrial
Classification Manual. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.