Section 815.170 - State "On" and "Off" Indicator Weeks(a) Pursuant to §209.025 of the Act, if full federal funding for Extended Benefits is available, a week is a state "on" indicator week if: (1) the average rate of total unemployment in Texas (seasonally adjusted), as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, for the period consisting of the most recent three months for which data for all states are published before the close of such week equals or exceeds 6.5 percent; and (2) the average rate of total unemployment in Texas (seasonally adjusted), as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, for the three-month period referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, equals or exceeds 110 percent of such average rate for either, or both, of the corresponding three-month periods ending in the two preceding calendar years. (b) There is a state "off" indicator for a week if either the requirements of subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section are not satisfied. (c) Notwithstanding this section, any week for which there would otherwise be a state "on" indicator under §209.022 of the Act, shall continue to be such a week and shall not be determined to be a week for which there is a state "off" indicator.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 815.170
The provisions of this §815.170 adopted to be effective November 2, 2009, 34 TexReg 7655; amended to be effective May 2, 2011, 36 TexReg 2735; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 19, May 8, 2020, TexReg 2954, eff. 4/28/2020and expired 8/25/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 34, August 21, 2020, TexReg 5716, eff. 4/28/2020and expired 10/24/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 41, October 9, 2020, TexReg 7278, eff. 10/12/2020