# Tex. Labor Code § 204.005: ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR GROUP CONTRIBUTION RATE

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Labor Code § 204.005
- **Heading:** ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR GROUP CONTRIBUTION RATE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.005

## Text

(a) For each calendar year, the commission shall establish by industry an average contribution rate for each major group.

(b) The commission shall determine the year's contribution rate for an industry by averaging the contribution rates paid by employers in that industry during the preceding year ending on September 30, as shown by the employment records maintained by the commission.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.001 § 204.001. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.001.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.002 § 204.002. CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.002.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.003 § 204.003. CONTRIBUTION NOT DEDUCTED FROM WAGES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.003.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.004 § 204.004. ASSIGNMENT TO MAJOR GROUP.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.004.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.005 § 204.005. ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR GROUP CONTRIBUTION RATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.005.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.006 § 204.006. INITIAL CONTRIBUTION RATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.006.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.007 § 204.007. SPECIAL RATE; CERTAIN EMPLOYERS ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.007.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.008 § 204.008. TIME BENEFITS ARE PAID.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.008.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.009 § 204.009. APPLICATION TO LABOR AGENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.009.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.010 § 204.010. PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIAN TRIBES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.010.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.021 § 204.021. CHARGEBACKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.021.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.022 § 204.022. EXCLUSIONS FROM CHARGEBACKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.022.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.023 § 204.023. NOTICE SENT AT TIME BENEFITS PAID.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.023.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.024 § 204.024. PROTEST OF POTENTIAL CHARGEBACKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.024.md)

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