Bill Text: HI SB945 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Adjustments; Charges and Non-Charges for Benefits
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB945 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB945-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Adjustments; Charges and Non-Charges for Benefits
Description:
Makes permanent the 1.0 adequate reserve ratio, and the 75 percent maximum weekly benefit; allows for both quarterly and monthly charge back statements to employers.
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
945 |
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 383-22, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) In the case of an individual whose benefit
year begins prior to January 5, 1992, the individual's weekly benefit amount
shall be, except as otherwise provided in this section, an amount equal to one
twenty-fifth of the individual's total wages for insured
work paid during the calendar quarter of the individual's base period in which
such total wages were highest. In the case of an individual whose benefit year
begins after January 4, 1992, the individual's weekly benefit amount shall be,
except as otherwise provided in this section, an amount equal to one
twenty-first of the individual's total wages for insured work paid during the
calendar quarter of the individual's base period in which such total wages were
highest. The weekly benefit amount, if not a multiple of $1, shall be computed
to the next higher multiple of $1. If an individual's weekly benefit amount is
less than $5, it shall be $5. The maximum weekly benefit amount shall be
determined annually as follows: On or before November 30 of each year the total
remuneration paid by employers, as reported on contribution reports submitted
on or before such date, with respect to all employment during the four
consecutive calendar quarters ending on June 30 of the year shall be divided by
the average monthly number of individuals performing services in the employment
during the same four calendar quarters as reported on the contribution
reports. The amount thus obtained shall be divided by fifty-two and the
average weekly wage (rounded to the nearest cent) thus determined. For benefit
years beginning prior to January 1, 1992, two-thirds of the average weekly wage
shall constitute the maximum weekly benefit amount and shall apply to all
claims for benefits filed by an individual qualifying for
payment at the maximum weekly benefit amount in the benefit year commencing on
or after the first day of the calendar year immediately following the
determination of the maximum weekly benefit amount. For benefit years
beginning January 1, 1992, but prior to January 1, 2008, [and beginning
again on January 1, 2011,] seventy per cent of the average weekly wage
shall constitute the maximum weekly benefit amount and shall apply to all claims
for benefits filed by an individual qualifying for payment at the maximum
weekly benefit amount in the benefit year commencing on or after the first day
of the calendar year immediately following the determination of the maximum
weekly benefit amount. For benefit years beginning January 1, 2008, [and
ending December 31, 2010,] seventy-five per cent of the average weekly wage
shall constitute the maximum weekly benefit amount and shall apply to all
claims for benefits filed by an individual qualifying for payment at the
maximum weekly benefit amount in the benefit year commencing on or after the
first day of the calendar year immediately following the determination of the
maximum weekly benefit amount. The maximum weekly benefit amount, if not a
multiple of $1, shall be computed to the next higher multiple of $1.
(Column A) (Column B) (Column C) (Column D)
High Basic Minimum Maximum
Quarter Weekly Qualifying Total Benefits
Wages Benefit Wages in Benefit Year
$ 37.50 - 125.00 $ 5.00 $ 150.00 $ 130.00
125.01 - 150.00 6.00 180.00 156.00
150.01 - 175.00 7.00 210.00 182.00
175.01 - 200.00 8.00 240.00 208.00
200.01 - 225.00 9.00 270.00 234.00
225.01 - 250.00 10.00 300.00 260.00
250.01 - 275.00 11.00 330.00 286.00
275.01 - 300.00 12.00 360.00 312.00
300.01 - 325.00 13.00 390.00 338.00
325.01 - 350.00 14.00 420.00 364.00
350.01 - 375.00 15.00 450.00 390.00
375.01 - 400.00 16.00 480.00 416.00
400.01 - 425.00 17.00 510.00 442.00
425.01 - 450.00 18.00 540.00 468.00
450.01 - 475.00 19.00 570.00 494.00
475.01 - 500.00 20.00 600.00 520.00
500.01 - 525.00 21.00 630.00 546.00
525.01 - 550.00 22.00 660.00 572.00
550.01 - 575.00 23.00 690.00 598.00
575.01 - 600.00 24.00 720.00 624.00
600.01 - 625.00 25.00 750.00 650.00
625.01 - 650.00 26.00 780.00 676.00
650.01 - 675.00 27.00 810.00 702.00
675.01 - 700.00 28.00 840.00 728.00
700.01 - 725.00 29.00 870.00 754.00
725.01 - 750.00 30.00 900.00 780.00
750.01 - 775.00 31.00 930.00 806.00
775.01 - 800.00 32.00 960.00 832.00
800.01 - 825.00 33.00 990.00 858.00
825.01 - 850.00 34.00 1020.00 884.00
850.01 - 875.00 35.00 1050.00 910.00
875.01 - 900.00 36.00 1080.00 936.00
900.01 - 925.00 37.00 1110.00 962.00
925.01 - 950.00 38.00 1140.00 988.00
950.01 - 975.00 39.00 1170.00 1014.00
975.01 -1000.00 40.00 1200.00 1040.00
1000.01 -1025.00 41.00 1230.00 1066.00
1025.01 -1050.00 42.00 1260.00 1092.00
1050.01 -1075.00 43.00 1290.00 1118.00
1075.01 -1100.00 44.00 1320.00 1144.00
1100.01 -1125.00 45.00 1350.00 1170.00
1125.01 -1150.00 46.00 1380.00 1196.00
1150.01 -1175.00 47.00 1410.00 1222.00
1175.01 -1200.00 48.00 1440.00 1248.00
1200.01 -1225.00 49.00 1470.00 1274.00
1225.01 -1250.00 50.00 1500.00 1300.00
1250.01 -1275.00 51.00 1530.00 1326.00
1275.01 -1300.00 52.00 1560.00 1352.00
1300.01 -1325.00 53.00 1590.00 1378.00
1325.01 -1350.00 54.00 1620.00 1404.00
1350.01 and over 55.00 1650.00 1430.00
SECTION 2. Section 383-63, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "adequate reserve fund" to read as follows:
""Adequate reserve fund" means an amount that is equal to the amount derived by multiplying the benefit cost rate that is the highest during the ten-year period ending on November 30 of each year by the total remuneration paid by all employers, with respect to all employment for which contributions are payable during the last four calendar quarters ending on June 30 of the same year, as reported on contribution reports filed on or before October 31 of the same year. "Remuneration", as used in this definition, means wages as defined in section 383-10. For the purpose of determining the highest benefit cost rate, the benefit cost rate for the first twelve-consecutive-calendar-month period beginning with the first day of the first month of the ten-year period and for each succeeding twelve-consecutive-calendar-month period beginning with the first day of each subsequent month shall be computed.
Effective for the calendar years 1992 through
2007, [and from calendar year 2011 and thereafter,] "adequate
reserve fund" means an amount that is equal to one and one-half times the
amount derived by multiplying the benefit cost rate that is the highest during
the ten-year period ending on November 30 of each year by the total remuneration
paid by all employers, with respect to all employment for which contributions
are payable during the last four calendar quarters ending on June 30 of the
same year, as reported on contribution reports filed on or before October 31 of
the same year. "Remuneration", as used in this definition, means
wages as defined in section 383-10. For the purpose of determining the highest
benefit cost rate, the benefit cost rate for the first
twelve-consecutive-calendar-month period beginning with the first day of the first
month of the ten-year period and for each succeeding
twelve-consecutive-calendar-month period beginning with the first day of each
subsequent month shall be computed."
SECTION 3. Section 383-65, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) Except as otherwise provided in
subsection (b), benefits paid to an individual shall be charged against the
accounts of the individual's base period employers and the amount of benefits
so chargeable against each base period employer's account shall bear the same
ratio to the total benefits paid to the individual as the base period wages
paid to the individual by the employer bear to the total amount of base period
wages paid to the individual by all of the individual's base period employers.
Benefits paid shall be charged to employers' accounts in the calendar year in
which the benefits are paid[.], and a statement of such charges shall
be provided by the department to the employer whose account is charged, on a
quarterly basis. In lieu of the quarterly statement of charges, employers may
request a monthly statement of benefits charged to their reserve accounts,
provided that they reimburse the department for the reasonable costs related to
the production of monthly statements. "
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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