Sec. 207.021. BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

(a) Except as provided by Chapter 215, an unemployed individual is eligible to receive benefits for a benefit period if the individual:

(1) has registered for work at an employment office and has continued to report to the employment office as required by rules adopted by the commission;

(2) has made a claim for benefits under Section 208.001;

(3) is able to work;

(4) is available for work;

(5) for the individual's base period, has benefit wage credits:

(A) in at least two calendar quarters; and

(B) in an amount not less than 37 times the individual's benefit amount;

(6) after the beginning date of the individual's most recent prior benefit year, if applicable, earned wages in an amount equal to not less than six times the individual's benefit amount;

(7) has been totally or partially unemployed for a waiting period of at least seven consecutive days; and

(8) participates in reemployment services, such as a job search assistance service, if the individual has been determined, according to a profiling system established by the commission, to be likely to exhaust eligibility for regular benefits and to need those services to obtain new employment, unless:

(A) the individual has completed participation in such a service; or

(B) there is reasonable cause, as determined by the commission, for the individual's failure to participate in those services.

(b) A week may not be counted as a waiting period week for the purposes of this section:

(1) unless the individual has registered for work at an employment office in accordance with Subsection (a)(1);

(2) unless it is after the filing of an initial claim;

(3) unless the individual reports at an office of the commission and certifies that the individual has met the waiting period requirements;

(4) if benefits have been paid or are payable with respect to the week;

(5) if the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements of Subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4); and

(6) if the individual has been disqualified for benefits for the seven-day period under Section 207.044, 207.045, 207.047, or 207.048.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an individual who has been paid benefits in the individual's current benefit year equal to or exceeding three times the individual's benefit amount is eligible to receive benefits on the individual's waiting period claim in accordance with this subtitle.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 759, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.