Sec. 91.019. LIMITED LICENSE. (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.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.20(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1379, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 771, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 14.007, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 117 (S.B. 1286), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Protection of Laborers
Subtitle E - Regulation of Certain Occupations
Chapter 91 - Professional Employer Organizations
Subchapter B. License Requirements
Section 91.011. License Required
Section 91.012. General License Requirements
Section 91.013. Background Investigations
Section 91.014. Working Capital Requirements
Section 91.015. License Application
Section 91.016. License Issuance; Term
Section 91.018. License Not Assignable; Change of Name or Location
Section 91.019. Limited License