Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Page: 1,559
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 SENATE JOURNAL 1559
(c) A professional employer organization [staff ] that
offers limited professional employer [stag -4eeieg] services shall complete the
application forms and pay the fees for a limited license as prescribed by the
department. A limited license is valid for one year from the date of issuance and may
be renewed annually on submission of a renewal application and payment of the
required fees.
SECTION 12. Section 91.020, Labor Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 91.020. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. The department may
take disciplinary action against a license holder on any of the following grounds:
(1) engaging in professional employer [staff-efasigg] services or offering to
engage in the provision of professional employer [stafP easiig] services without a
license;
(2) transferring or attempting to transfer a license issued under this chapter;
(3) violating this chapter or any order or rule issued by the executive
director or commission under this chapter;
(4) failing after the 31st day after the date on which a felony conviction of a
controlling person is final to notify the department in writing of the conviction;
(5) failing to cooperate with an investigation, examination, or audit of the
license holder's records conducted by the license holder's insurance company or the
insurance company's designee, as allowed by the insurance contract or as authorized
by law by the Texas Department of Insurance;
(6) failing after the 31st day after the effective date of a change in
ownership, principal business address, or the address of accounts and records to notify
the department and the Texas Department of Insurance of the change;
(7) failing to correct any tax filings or payment deficiencies within a
reasonable time as determined by the executive director;
(8) refusing, after reasonable notice, to meet reasonable health and safety
requirements within the license holder's control and made known to the license holder
by a federal or state agency;
(9) being delinquent in the payment of the license holder's insurance
premiums other than those subject to a legitimate dispute;
(10) being delinquent in the payment of any employee benefit plan
premiums or contributions other than those subject to a legitimate dispute;
(11) knowingly making a material misrepresentation to an insurance
company or to the department or other governmental agency;
(12) failing to maintain the working capital required under Section 91.014;
or
(13) using professional employer [staff-e si.g] services to avert or avoid an
existing collective bargaining agreement.
SECTION 13. Section 91.021(b), Labor Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) A professional employer organization [staf ] may
authorize an assurance organization that is qualified and approved by the commission
to act on its behalf in complying with the licensing requirements of this chapter,
including the electronic filing of information and the payment of application and
licensing fees. Use of an assurance organization is optional and is not mandatory for
a professional employer organization [staff ].Tuesday, May 7, 2013
SENATE JOURNAL
1559
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, legislative document, May 7, 2013; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth640927/m1/55/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.