TITLE: Relating to the eligibility of temporary election officers for unemployment compensation.

SUMMARY: Relating to the eligibility of temporary election officers for unemployment compensation.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the eligibility of temporary election officers for unemployment compensation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 201.063(a), Labor Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In this subtitle, "employment" does not include: (1) service in the employ of a political subdivision or of an instrumentality of a political subdivision that is wholly owned by one or more political subdivisions: (A) as an elected official; (B) as a member of a legislative body; (C) as a member of the judiciary; (D) as a temporary employee in case of fire, storm, snow, earthquake, flood, or similar emergency; [or] (E) in a position that is designated under law as a major nontenured policy-making or advisory position or a policy-making or advisory position that ordinarily does not require more than eight hours of service each week; or (F) as a temporary election worker, officer, or official in conducting an election in the political subdivision; (2) service in the employ of a foreign government, including service as a consular or other officer or employee or as a nondiplomatic representative; (3) service in the employ of an instrumentality wholly owned by a foreign government if: (A) the service is similar to service performed in a foreign country by an employee of the United States government or an instrumentality of that government; and (B) the United States secretary of state has certified to the United States secretary of the treasury that the foreign government grants an equivalent exemption for similar services performed in the foreign country by an employee of the United States government or an instrumentality of the United States government; (4) service in the employ of the United States government or an instrumentality of the United States exempt under the United States Constitution from the contributions imposed by this subtitle; or (5) service described by Subdivisions (1)-(3) performed in the employ of an Indian tribe. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a claim for unemployment compensation benefits that is filed with the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date of this Act. A claim filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the claim was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.