Tex. Labor Code § 21.455
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 21.455, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 21.455. REIMBURSEMENT; AUDIT.
Official statutory text
(a) A state agency shall reimburse the commission through interagency contract for the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the commission in conducting a review under Section 21.453.
(b) The commission shall maintain a record of the time expended and the actual costs and travel expenses incurred by the commission in conducting a review under Section 21.453.
(c) The amount of reimbursement paid by a state agency under Subsection (a) and the record maintained by the commission under Subsection (b) is subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.
(d) Annually, the commission shall:
(1) review the reimbursements received by the commission under this section to ensure that the commission recovers the expenses described by Subsection (a); and
(2) adjust the reimbursement rate if, as a result of the most recent annual review, the commission determines that the reimbursement rate is higher or lower than the rate required to recover those expenses.
(b) The commission shall maintain a record of the time expended and the actual costs and travel expenses incurred by the commission in conducting a review under Section 21.453.
(c) The amount of reimbursement paid by a state agency under Subsection (a) and the record maintained by the commission under Subsection (b) is subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.
(d) Annually, the commission shall:
(1) review the reimbursements received by the commission under this section to ensure that the commission recovers the expenses described by Subsection (a); and
(2) adjust the reimbursement rate if, as a result of the most recent annual review, the commission determines that the reimbursement rate is higher or lower than the rate required to recover those expenses.
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