Tex. Labor Code § 91.019
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 91.019, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 91.019. LIMITED LICENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission by rule shall provide for the issuance of a limited license to a person who seeks to offer limited professional employer services in this state.
(b) For purposes of this section, a professional employer organization is considered to be offering limited professional employer services if the professional employer organization:
(1) employs fewer than 50 covered employees in this state at any one time;
(2) does not provide covered employees to a client based or domiciled in this state; and
(3) does not maintain an office in this state or solicit clients located or domiciled in this state.
(c) A professional employer organization that offers limited professional employer 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.
(d) The department may use information obtained from regulatory agencies in other states in evaluating an applicant for a limited license.
(b) For purposes of this section, a professional employer organization is considered to be offering limited professional employer services if the professional employer organization:
(1) employs fewer than 50 covered employees in this state at any one time;
(2) does not provide covered employees to a client based or domiciled in this state; and
(3) does not maintain an office in this state or solicit clients located or domiciled in this state.
(c) A professional employer organization that offers limited professional employer 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.
(d) The department may use information obtained from regulatory agencies in other states in evaluating an applicant for a limited license.
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