Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to unemployment compensation benefits and department-approved training
Topics:Jobs & workers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 26, 2019
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to unemployment compensation benefits and department-approved training. The bill provides that an individual who is eligible to receive unemployment benefits shall be granted an exemption from the requirements that the individual be available for work and actively seeking work, if the individual is participating in department-approved training at a postsecondary institution or is participating in an apprenticeship program. To be eligible for an exemption, an individual must apply to the department of workforce development and provide the name of the postsecondary institution or apprenticeship program, the course of study or the focus of the apprenticeship program, the start date and end dates of the course of study or apprenticeship program, the class or apprenticeship schedule, and the occupation or industry for which the course of study or apprenticeship maintains or improves the individual’s skills.
Read the full explanation
If an exemption is approved, an individual must maintain satisfactory progress in the approved training and must continue to file a weekly claim for benefits while attending the training. The training must be completed in 104 weeks or less, unless the individual is participating in an apprenticeship program. To remain eligible for unemployment benefits after completing training, the individual must be able to work, available for work, and actively seeking work.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 26, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
- Sen. Jason Schultz REmail
- Sen. Jim Carlin R
- Sen. T. Taylor
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