Summary of the Perfected Version of the Bill

HCS HB 1544 -- UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (Fisher, 125)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Special Committee on Workforce Development
and Workplace Safety

This substitute extends the state's eligibility to receive
federal extended unemployment benefit money to provide unemployed
individuals compensation beyond the current unemployment benefit
period that ended December 5, 2009.  The state is eligible to
receive this money until the week ending four weeks prior to the
last week of unemployment for which 100% federal sharing is
available under the provisions of Public Law 111-5, Section
2005(a) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,
commonly known as the federal economic stimulus act.

The substitute contains an emergency clause.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2011, FY 2012, and
FY 2013.

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