CHAPTER 506. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
LABOR CODE
TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
SUBTITLE C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 506. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES
Sec. 506.001. LATE PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT BY THE STATE. (a) In a
workers' compensation case in which a claimant is awarded a
judgment against the state or a political subdivision of the
state under Chapter 501, 502, 503, 504, or 505, the state or
political subdivision shall comply with the judgment not later
than the 30th day after the judgment is entered.
(b) If the state or a political subdivision of the state fails
or refuses to comply with a judgment as provided under Subsection
(a) and the claimant secures a mandamus order against the state
or political subdivision to force compliance with the judgment,
the claimant is also entitled to an award of:
(1) a penalty of 12 percent of the amount of compensation
recovered in the judgment; and
(2) reasonable attorney's fees for prosecution of the mandamus
action.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Sec. 506.002. REIMBURSEMENT FROM NON-TREASURY FUNDS. (a) An
agency or other instrumentality of state government that, with
funds that are held outside the state treasury, reimburses the
general revenue fund for workers' compensation payments made out
of the general revenue fund to former or current employees of the
agency or other instrumentality shall reimburse the general
revenue fund by writing a check to the comptroller:
(1) for deposit into the appropriate account in the general
revenue fund; and
(2) not later than 30 days after receiving the statement of
amounts due.
(b) The workers' compensation division of the office of the
attorney general shall send to the comptroller and the state
auditor a copy of each statement of amounts due from an agency or
other instrumentality of state government that, with funds that
are held outside the state treasury, reimburses the general
revenue fund for workers' compensation payments made out of the
general revenue fund.
(c) An agency or other instrumentality of state government
affected by this section may allocate appropriate funds to a
revolving account on its books to receive contributions from
funds other than general revenue funds, based on an assessment it
determines to be appropriate for the purpose of reimbursing the
general revenue fund for the workers' compensation payments made
to its current or former employees.
(d) The state auditor may review affected entities for
compliance with this section, subject to a risk assessment
performed by the state auditor and to the legislative audit
committee's approval of including the review in the audit plan
under Section 321.013, Government Code.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.40, eff. Sept. 1,
1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 64, eff.
Sept. 1, 2003.