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SB 1568: Reemployment Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Bracy

Reemployment Assistance; Revising requirements for reemployment assistance benefits eligibility; prohibiting the Department of Economic Opportunity from denying a person reemployment assistance solely on the basis of pregnancy; requiring an alternative base period to be used under certain circumstances when calculating wages in determining qualification for reemployment assistance benefits; requiring the department to contact an individual’s employer if certain wage information is unavailable from specified reports; specifying that wages that fall within an alternative base period are not available for reuse in subsequent benefit years, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2022 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 135
    1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 135
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Commerce and Tourism

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  • SB 1568, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2022 at 4:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1489 Reemployment Assistance Joseph Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1484 Reemployment Assistance Bracy Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Commerce and Tourism Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    215.425 Extra compensation claims prohibited; bonuses; severance pay. Page 8 (pdf)
    443.036 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    443.041 Waiver of rights; fees; privileged communications. Page 19 (pdf)
    443.091 Benefit eligibility conditions. Page 2 (pdf)
    443.092 Page 5 (pdf)
    443.111 Payment of benefits. Page 6 (pdf)
    443.1116 Short-time compensation. Page 19 (pdf)
    443.1216 Employment. Page 9 (pdf)
    443.131 Contributions. Page 16 (pdf)

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