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2013 SESSION
HB 219 Unemployment benefits; volunteer service requirement, report.
Introduced by: Christopher T. Head | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Unemployment benefits; volunteer service requirement; study; report. Provides that eligibility for unemployment benefits is contingent upon the claimant's performance of at least 24 hours per week of volunteer service with a nonprofit charitable organization. This requirement does not apply during the first eight weeks of eligibility. The Virginia Employment Commission may waive or alter the requirement in certain cases or situations. The measure also directs the Commission on Unemployment Compensation to conduct a study of changes to the existing unemployment compensation system that will ensure that claimants remain engaged in the workforce while receiving benefits and that unemployment benefits do not serve as a disincentive to finding employment. Possible changes to be studied include conditioning eligibility for benefits on performing community or volunteer service, enrolling in job training or educational programs, or relocating to areas with greater employment opportunities.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100553D
- 01/10/12 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/17/12 House: Assigned C & L sub: #1
- 02/07/12 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote
- 02/09/12 House: Continued to 2013 in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
- 11/29/12 House: Left in Commerce and Labor