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TX Lab Code § 355.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle C - Vocational Rehabilitation and Certain Other Services for Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.012. Duties and Privileges of Parties

Sec. 355.012.  DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF PARTIES.  (a)  The commission may promulgate rules and initiate procedures necessary to implement this chapter.(b)  A blind person licensed to operate a vending facility on state property shall operate the facility in accordance with law and the commission's rules and policies.(c)  The agency in charge of state property shall cooperate with the commission and its blind licensees to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.  The agency shall also furnish all necessary utility service, including connections and outlets required for the installation of the facility, janitorial and garbage disposal services where feasible, and other related assistance.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle C - Vocational Rehabilitation and Certain Other Services for Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.013. Training Programs

Sec. 355.013.  TRAINING PROGRAMS.  The commission may establish training or experimentation locations necessary to train blind persons who desire to be licensed to operate vending facilities and to develop techniques which will allow blind persons to operate the facilities or related types of small businesses more efficiently and productively.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle C - Vocational Rehabilitation and Certain Other Services for Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.014. Conformity With Federal Statutes

Sec. 355.014.  CONFORMITY WITH FEDERAL STATUTES.  (a)  This chapter shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal programs that provide financial assistance to the commission.(b)  If a provision of this chapter conflicts with a federal program requirement, the commission may waive or modify the provision to the extent necessary to secure the full benefits of the federal program.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle C - Vocational Rehabilitation and Certain Other Services for Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.015. Application of Chapter

Sec. 355.015.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  property over which the federal government maintains partial or complete control;(2)  property maintained and operated by state-supported institutions of higher education; provided, however, that the commission may enter into agreements with state institutions of higher education concerning the use of blind labor in vending facilities at the institutions; or(3)  property purchased by the state or an agency of the state, property to which title is transferred from one state agency to another, or property control of which is transferred from one state agency to another, if:(A)  at the time of purchase or transfer of title or control, a vending facility is being operated on the property under lease, license, or contract; and(B)  prior to the time of purchase or transfer of title or control, the provisions of this chapter were rendered inapplicable to such property by this section or other law.(b)  This chapter does not apply to vending facilities operated by an institution for persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities that is under the control of the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, or a successor to one of those departments, if the vending facilities are operated without profit for the benefit of the patients at the institution.(c)  This chapter does not prohibit the commission from selecting blind persons to operate other suitable types of vending facilities or business enterprises, and the chapter does not prohibit the installation of automated vending facilities serviced by blind persons.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle C - Vocational Rehabilitation and Certain Other Services for Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.016. Business Enterprises Program

Sec. 355.016.  BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission is authorized to administer the Business Enterprises Program in accordance with the provisions of the Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. Section 107 et seq.).(b)  The commission is authorized to administer a retirement program for individuals licensed to operate vending facilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.(c)  A trust fund for a retirement program for individuals licensed to operate vending facilities under the Business Enterprises Program is established with the comptroller.  This trust fund will be set up in the state treasury.(d)  All federal vending machine income shall be credited to this Business Enterprises Program trust fund.  Vending machine income, as defined by 34 C.F.R. Section 395.1(z), means receipts (other than those of a blind vendor) from vending machine operations on federal property, after deducting the cost of goods sold (including reasonable service and maintenance costs) in accordance with customary business practices of commercial vending concerns, where the machines are operated, serviced, or maintained by, or with the approval of, a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or commissions paid (other than to a blind vendor) by a commercial vending concern which operates, services, and maintains vending machines on federal property for, or with the approval of, a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States.(e)  All expenditures authorized by the Randolph-Sheppard Act from federal vending revenue funds shall be paid from the Business Enterprises Program trust fund.(f)  The commission may contract with a professional management service to administer the Business Enterprises Program trust fund.  In administering the trust fund, the professional management service may acquire, exchange, sell, or retain any kind of investment that a prudent investor, exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire, exchange, sell, or retain under the circumstances, taking into consideration the investment of all the assets of the trust fund.(g)  With the approval of the comptroller, the commission may select a commercial bank, depository trust company, or other entity to serve as a custodian of the Business Enterprises Program trust fund's securities, and money realized from those securities, pending completion of an investment transaction.  Money realized from those securities must be:(1)  reinvested not later than one business day after the date it is received; or(2)  deposited in the treasury not later than the fifth business day after the date it is received.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 403.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 403 - Division Financing|Section 403.001. Funds

Sec. 403.001.  FUNDS.  (a)  Except as provided by Sections 403.006, 403.007, and 403.008, or as otherwise provided by law, money collected under this subtitle, including advance deposits for purchase of services, shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the state treasury to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.(b)  The money may be spent as authorized by legislative appropriation on warrants issued by the comptroller under requisitions made by the commissioner of insurance.(c)  Money deposited in the general revenue fund under this section may be used to satisfy the requirements of Section 201.052, Insurance Code.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.44(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.010, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 2605), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 403.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 403 - Division Financing|Section 403.002. Maintenance Taxes

Sec. 403.002.  MAINTENANCE TAXES.  (a)  Each insurance carrier, other than a governmental entity, shall pay an annual maintenance tax to pay the costs of administering this subtitle and to support the prosecution of workers' compensation insurance fraud in this state.(b)  The assessment may not exceed an amount equal to two percent of the correctly reported gross workers' compensation insurance premiums, including the modified annual premium of a policyholder that purchases an optional deductible plan under Article 5.55C, Insurance Code.  The rate of assessment shall be applied to the modified annual premium before application of a deductible premium credit.(c)  A workers' compensation insurance company is taxed at the rate established under Section 403.003.  The tax shall be collected in the manner provided for collection of other taxes on gross premiums from a workers' compensation insurance company as provided in Chapter 255, Insurance Code.(d)  Each certified self-insurer shall pay a fee and maintenance taxes as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 407.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1443, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 21, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.134, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 403.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 403 - Division Financing|Section 403.003. Rate of Assessment

Sec. 403.003.  RATE OF ASSESSMENT.  (a)  The commissioner of insurance shall set and certify to the comptroller the rate of maintenance tax assessment taking into account:(1)  any expenditure projected as necessary for the division and the office of injured employee counsel to:(A)  administer this subtitle during the fiscal year for which the rate of assessment is set; and(B)  reimburse the general revenue fund as provided by Section 201.052, Insurance Code;(2)  projected employee benefits paid from general revenues;(3)  a surplus or deficit produced by the tax in the preceding year;(4)  revenue recovered from other sources, including reappropriated receipts, grants, payments, fees, gifts, and penalties recovered under this subtitle; and(5)  expenditures projected as necessary to support the prosecution of workers' compensation insurance fraud.(b)  In setting the rate of assessment, the commissioner of insurance may not consider revenue or expenditures related to:(1)  the State Office of Risk Management;(2)  the workers' compensation research functions of the department under Chapter 405; or(3)  any other revenue or expenditure excluded from consideration by law.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.45(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1098, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1443, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.011, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 403.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 403 - Division Financing|Section 403.004. Collection of Tax After Withdrawal From Business

Sec. 403.004.  COLLECTION OF TAX AFTER WITHDRAWAL FROM BUSINESS.  The commissioner or the commissioner of insurance immediately shall proceed to collect taxes due under this chapter from an insurance carrier that withdraws from business in this state, using legal process as necessary.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.012, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 403.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 403 - Division Financing|Section 403.005. Tax Rate

Sec. 403.005.  TAX RATE.  The commissioner of insurance shall annually adjust the rate of assessment of the maintenance tax imposed under Section 403.003 so that the tax imposed that year, together with any unexpended funds produced by the tax, produces the amount the commissioner of insurance determines is necessary to pay the expenses of administering this subtitle. |Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.013, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 403.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 403 - Division Financing|Section 403.006. Subsequent Injury Fund

Sec. 403.006.  SUBSEQUENT INJURY FUND.  (a)  The subsequent injury fund is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.  Money in the account may be appropriated only for the purposes of this section or as provided by other law.  Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to the subsequent injury fund.(b)  The subsequent injury fund is liable for:(1)  the payment of compensation as provided by Section 408.162;(2)  reimbursement of insurance carrier claims of overpayment of benefits made under an interlocutory order or decision of the commissioner as provided by this subtitle, consistent with the priorities established by rule by the commissioner;(3)  reimbursement of insurance carrier claims as provided by Sections 408.042 and 413.0141, consistent with the priorities established by rule by the commissioner; and(4)  the reimbursement of an insurance carrier as provided by Section 408.0041(f-1).(c)  The commissioner shall appoint an administrator for the subsequent injury fund.(d)  Based on an actuarial assessment of the funding available under Section 403.007(e), the commissioner may make partial payment of insurance carrier claims under Subsection (b)(3).|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, Sec. 10.01, eff. June 17, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 2.01, eff. June 16, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1296, Sec. 5(a), eff. June 20, 2003.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.014, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 1169), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Lab Code § 403.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 403 - Division Financing|Section 403.007. Funding of Subsequent Injury Fund

Sec. 403.007.  FUNDING OF SUBSEQUENT INJURY FUND.  (a)  If a compensable death occurs and no legal beneficiary survives or a claim for death benefits is not timely made, the insurance carrier shall pay to the division for deposit to the credit of the subsequent injury fund an amount equal to 364 weeks of the death benefits otherwise payable.(b)  The insurance carrier may elect or the commissioner may order that death benefits payable to the fund be commuted on written approval of the commissioner.  The commutation may be discounted for present payment at the rate established in Section 401.023, compounded annually.(c)  If a claim for death benefits is not filed with the division by a legal beneficiary on or before the first anniversary of the date of the death of the employee, it is presumed, for purposes of this section only, that no legal beneficiary survived the deceased employee.  The presumption does not apply against a minor beneficiary or an incompetent beneficiary for whom a guardian has not been appointed.(d)  If the insurance carrier makes payment to the subsequent injury fund and it is later determined by a final award of the commissioner or the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that a legal beneficiary is entitled to the death benefits, the commissioner shall order the fund to reimburse the insurance carrier for the amount overpaid to the fund.(e)  If the commissioner determines that the funding under Subsection (a) is not adequate to meet the expected obligations of the subsequent injury fund established under Section 403.006, the fund shall be supplemented by the collection of a maintenance tax paid by insurance carriers, other than a governmental entity, as provided by Sections 403.002 and 403.003.  The rate of assessment must be adequate to provide 120 percent of the projected unfunded liabilities of the fund for the next biennium as certified by an independent actuary or financial advisor.(f)  The commissioner's actuary or financial advisor shall report biannually to the department on the financial condition and projected assets and liabilities of the subsequent injury fund.  The commissioner shall make the reports available to members of the legislature and the public.  The division may purchase annuities to provide for payments due to claimants under this subtitle if the commissioner determines that the purchase of annuities is financially prudent for the administration of the fund.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, Sec. 10.02, eff. June 17, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.015, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 403.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 403 - Division Financing|Section 403.008. Deposit of Administrative Penalties

Sec. 403.008.  DEPOSIT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.  Administrative penalties collected under this subtitle shall be deposited in the general revenue fund.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 2605), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 405.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 405 - Workers' Compensation Research|Section 405.001. Definition

Sec. 405.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "group" means the workers' compensation research and evaluation group.  |Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 1.01, eff. Oct. 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.018, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 405.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 405 - Workers' Compensation Research|Section 405.002. Workers' Compensation Research Duties of Department

Sec. 405.002.  WORKERS' COMPENSATION RESEARCH DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.(a)  The workers' compensation research and evaluation group is located within the department and serves as a resource for the commissioner of insurance on workers' compensation issues.  (b)  The department may apply for and spend grant funds to implement this chapter.(c)  The department shall ensure that all research reports prepared under this chapter or by the former Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation are accessible to the public through the Internet to the extent practicable.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 1.01, eff. Oct. 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.019, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 405.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 405 - Workers' Compensation Research|Section 405.0025. Research Duties of Group

Sec. 405.0025.  RESEARCH DUTIES OF GROUP.  (a)  The group shall conduct professional studies and research related to:(1)  the delivery of benefits;(2)  litigation and controversy related to workers' compensation;(3)  insurance rates and ratemaking procedures;(4)  rehabilitation and reemployment of injured employees;(5)  the quality and cost of medical benefits;(6)  employer participation in the workers' compensation system;(7)  employment health and safety issues; and(8)  other matters relevant to the cost, quality, and operational effectiveness of the workers' compensation system.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 670 (H.B. 1753), Sec. 3(3), eff. June 15, 2021, and Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(12), eff. September 1, 2021.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 670 (H.B. 1753), Sec. 3(3), eff. June 15, 2021, and Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(12), eff. September 1, 2021.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.020, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 670 (H.B. 1753), Sec. 3(3), eff. June 15, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(12), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Lab Code § 405.0026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 405 - Workers' Compensation Research|Section 405.0026. Research Agenda

Sec. 405.0026.  RESEARCH AGENDA.  (a)  The group shall prepare and publish annually in the Texas Register a proposed workers' compensation research agenda for the commissioner of insurance review and approval.(b)  The commissioner of insurance shall:(1)  accept public comments on the research agenda; and(2)  hold a public hearing on the proposed research agenda if a hearing is requested by interested persons.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.020, eff. September 1, 2005.|