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SB 239 Unemployment benefits; eligibility criteria.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Unemployment benefits; eligibility criteria and impact of legislation. Provides that certain individuals who have exhausted eligibility for unemployment benefits and who are enrolled in approved training programs are eligible for up to 26 weeks of additional benefits. The measure also provides that an individual who voluntarily separates from employment is not disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits if the separation is for a compelling family reason, which is defined as domestic violence, the illness or disability of a member of the individual's immediate family; or the need for the individual to accompany such individual's spouse to a place from which it is impractical for such individual to commute and due to a change in location of the spouse's employment. A provision allowing individuals to receive unemployment benefits if they voluntarily leave employment to follow a military spouse assigned to a new duty station, which provision will become effective only if the federal government appropriates adequate funds specifically for the purpose of paying benefits to such individuals, is repealed. The measure also requires that bills enhancing unemployment compensation benefits payable to a claimant contain a statement reflecting the projected impact on the solvency level of the unemployment trust fund and the average increase in state unemployment tax liability of employers. Currently, such bills are required to contain an estimate of potential revenue losses of state tax revenues. SB 562 and SB 666 are incorporated.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100370D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104905D-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/12/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100370D
- 01/12/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/01/10 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/01/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104905D-S1
- 02/03/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/10 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/10 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/10 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10104905D-S1
- 02/04/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB239S1
- 02/08/10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
- 02/17/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/10 House: Read first time
- 02/17/10 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/18/10 House: Assigned C & L sub: #2
- 03/02/10 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 5-N)
- 03/14/10 House: Left in Commerce and Labor