As added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 559, § 1, and Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, § 14.01

Subsec. (a) as added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 559, § 1

(a) The office shall establish an allocation program for the payment of workers’ compensation claims and risk management services that are incurred by a state agency subject to Chapter 501.

Subsec. (a) as added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, § 14.01

(a) The office shall establish a risk reward for the payment of workers’ compensation claims and risk management services that are incurred by a state agency subject to Chapter 501.

(b) The office shall establish a formula for allocating the state’s workers’ compensation costs among covered agencies based on the claims experience of each agency, the current and projected size of each agency’s workforce, each agency’s payroll, the related costs incurred in administering claims, and other factors that the office determines to be relevant. The agency may provide modifiers to the formula to promote the effective implementation of risk management programs by state agencies.

(c) The board has final authority to determine the assessments to be paid by the covered agencies.

Added by 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 559, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, § 14.01, eff. June 17, 2001.

As renumbered from V.T.C.A., Labor Code § 412.012(d) by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, § 1.02

(a) All money recovered by the director from a third party through subrogation shall be deposited into the state workers’ compensation account in general revenue.

(b) Funds deposited under this section may be used for the payment of workers’ compensation benefits to state employees. 

Added by 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 559, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, § 14.01, eff. June 17, 2001.