Existing law authorizes the Employment Development Department to administer the state unemployment and disability compensation programs. Existing law requires the department, among other duties, to make unemployment and disability compensation payments, as prescribed.
This bill would establish the Unemployment Insurance Oversight Advisory Board in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency as an advisory body to review the operations of the Employment Development Department under the state unemployment and disability compensation programs and make recommendations to the Employment Development Department, the Governor, and the Legislature to enhance the efficiency of those operations. The bill would require the board to consist of 6 members, as specified, who serve without compensation, but would require members to be reimbursed for their necessary
and reasonable expenses incurred in performing their duties and responsibilities, upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would require, beginning on and after January 1, 2022, the Unemployment Insurance Oversight Advisory Board to hold at least 2 public meetings a year, during which the board members would be required to accept public comment. The bill would also require, beginning on and after ____, the board to issue quarterly public reports with its recommendations.