You have voted HB-374: Relating to the requirement that the Texas Workforce Commission provide certain employment information for secondary school students..
HB-378: Relating to a requirement that online admission application forms for public institutions of higher education include a link to certain comparative gainful employment data.
Sponsored by: Rep. Roberto R. Alonzo
Returned To Local & Consent Calendars Comm. on 05/12/2017
You have voted HB-378: Relating to a requirement that online admission application forms for public institutions of higher education include a link to certain comparative gainful employment data..
Relating to the disqualification of an employee for unemployment benefits [HB-2435]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the disqualification of an employee for unemployment benefits for any week, or portion of a week in which he or she left or lost his or her job as a result of a strike.
HB-2435: Relating to the disqualification of an employee for unemployment benefits
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Walters
Filed For Introduction on 02/14/2017
HB-108: Relating to the use of the skills development fund to facilitate the relocation to or expansion in this state of employers offering complex or high-skilled employment opportunities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angie Chen Button
Effective On 9/1/17 on 06/01/2017
You have voted HB-108: Relating to the use of the skills development fund to facilitate the relocation to or expansion in this state of employers offering complex or high-skilled employment opportunities..
Ban-the-Box Act [HB-2380]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to enact the Ban-the-Box Act which prohibits public employers from asking applicants for employment to disclose information concerning the applicant’s criminal record or history, under certain circumstances.
HB-2380: Ban-the-Box Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Chad Stephen Lovejoy
Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2017
Reestablishing prevailing wages for certain state government contracts [HB-2372]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to restore prevailing wages for certain government contracts to state law. This bill reinstates the Prevailing Wage Law that was in effect until its repeal in 2016.
HB-2372: Reestablishing prevailing wages for certain state government contracts
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Harrison Baldwin
Motion To Discharge Committee Rejected (roll No. 6) on 02/22/2017
HB-386: Relating to the requirements regarding creation of qualifying jobs for the purpose of eligibility for a limitation on appraised value of property for ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Murphy
Read First Time on 02/16/2017
You have voted HB-386: Relating to the requirements regarding creation of qualifying jobs for the purpose of eligibility for a limitation on appraised value of property for ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act..
Relating to disqualification for unemployment benefits [SB-222]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that an individual is disqualified for benefits for any week, or portion of a week, in which he or she left or lost his or her job as a result of a strike. The bill clarifies that a lockout is not a strike. The bill provides that workers replaced with new prepayment employees are not eligible for unemployment benefits. The bill establishes the circumstances when a worker is determined to leave or lose employment by reason of a lockout. The bill provides the circumstances when a worker is determined to be permanently
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SB-222: Relating to disqualification for unemployment benefits
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles S. Trump
Chapter 245, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017