Bill Text: IA SF2249 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to unemployment benefits and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3096.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-24 - Referred to Labor and Business Relations. S.J. 621. [SF2249 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LABOR
AND
BUSINESS
RELATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3096)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
unemployment
benefits
and
including
1
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
14.1
State
publications
——
1
unemployment
rates.
2
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
chapter:
3
a.
“Nonparticipating
workforce
rate”
means
the
portion
of
4
the
population
that
is
not
employed
or
earnestly
and
actively
5
seeking
work
as
described
in
section
96.4,
subsection
3.
6
b.
“Workforce
term”
means
the
nonparticipating
workforce
7
rate,
the
state
unemployment
rate,
or
the
number
of
known,
8
available
jobs
in
Iowa
as
published
by
the
department
of
9
workforce
development.
10
2.
When
a
state
agency
makes
a
reference
to
the
state
11
unemployment
rate
in
an
official
written
statement
from
the
12
agency
or
a
report
or
other
document
that
is
published
and
13
available
to
the
public,
the
agency
shall
include
a
reference
14
to
the
nonparticipating
workforce
rate.
15
3.
When
the
department
of
workforce
development
makes
a
16
reference
to
a
workforce
term
in
an
official
written
statement
17
or
a
report
or
other
document
that
is
published
and
available
18
to
the
public,
the
department
of
workforce
development
shall
19
also
reference
each
other
workforce
term.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
96.1A,
subsection
18,
unnumbered
paragraph
21
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
“Exhaustee”
means
an
individual
who,
with
respect
to
any
23
week
of
unemployment
in
the
individual’s
eligibility
period
24
has
received,
prior
to
such
week,
all
of
the
regular
benefits
25
that
were
available
to
the
individual
under
this
chapter
or
any
26
other
state
law,
including
dependents’
allowances
and
benefits
27
payable
to
federal
civilian
employees
and
former
armed
forces
28
personnel
under
5
U.S.C.
ch.
85,
in
the
individual’s
current
29
benefit
year
that
includes
such
weeks.
Provided
that
for
the
30
purposes
of
this
subsection
an
individual
shall
be
deemed
to
31
have
received
all
of
the
regular
benefits
that
were
available
32
to
the
individual,
although
as
a
result
of
a
pending
appeal
33
with
respect
to
wages
that
were
not
considered
in
the
original
34
monetary
determination
in
the
individual’s
benefit
year
the
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individual
may
subsequently
be
determined
to
be
entitled
to
add
1
regular
benefits,
or:
2
Sec.
3.
Section
96.1A,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
3
following
new
subsections:
4
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
34A.
“Statewide
average
unemployment
rate”
5
means
the
average
seasonally
adjusted
unemployment
rate
as
6
published
by
the
department
in
the
third
week
of
the
month
7
prior
to
the
current
calendar
month.
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
43.
“Work
search”
means
any
of
the
9
following:
10
a.
Applying
for
a
job
by
submitting
a
resume
or
application
11
to
a
potential
employer
in
person,
through
the
mail,
by
12
electronic
means,
or
by
fax
transmission.
13
b.
Interviewing
for
a
job
virtually
or
in
person.
14
c.
Taking
a
civil
service
exam.
15
d.
Taking
a
military
aptitude
exam.
16
Sec.
4.
Section
96.3,
subsection
4,
Code
2022,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
4.
Determination
of
benefits.
19
a.
With
respect
to
benefit
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
20
1,
1983,
an
An
eligible
individual’s
weekly
benefit
amount
for
21
a
week
of
total
unemployment
shall
be
an
amount
equal
to
the
22
following
fractions
of
the
individual’s
total
wages
in
insured
23
work
paid
during
that
quarter
of
the
individual’s
base
period
24
in
which
such
total
wages
were
highest.
The
director
shall
25
determine
annually
a
maximum
weekly
benefit
amount
equal
to
26
the
following
percentages,
to
vary
with
the
number
of
based
on
27
whether
the
individual
has
dependents,
of
the
statewide
average
28
weekly
wage
paid
to
employees
in
insured
work
which
shall
be
29
effective
the
first
day
of
the
first
full
week
in
July:
30
If
the
The
weekly
Subject
to
31
number
of
benefit
amount
the
following
32
dependents
shall
equal
maximum
33
is:
the
following
percentage
of
34
fraction
of
high
the
statewide
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quarter
wages:
average
1
weekly
wage:
2
0
1/23
53%
3
1
or
more
1/22
55%
57%
4
2
1/21
57%
5
3
1/20
60%
6
4
or
more
1/19
65%
7
b.
The
maximum
weekly
benefit
amount,
if
not
a
multiple
8
of
one
dollar,
shall
be
rounded
to
the
lower
multiple
of
one
9
dollar.
However,
until
such
time
as
sixty-five
percent
of
10
the
statewide
average
weekly
wage
exceeds
one
hundred
ninety
11
dollars,
the
The
maximum
weekly
benefit
amounts
shall
be
12
determined
using
the
statewide
average
weekly
wage
computed
on
13
the
basis
of
wages
reported
for
the
current
calendar
year
1981
.
14
As
used
in
this
section
,
“dependent”
means
dependent
as
defined
15
in
section
422.12,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
as
if
the
16
individual
claimant
was
a
taxpayer,
except
that
an
individual
17
claimant’s
nonworking
spouse
shall
be
deemed
to
be
a
dependent
18
under
this
section
.
“Nonworking
spouse”
means
a
spouse
who
does
19
not
earn
more
than
one
hundred
twenty
dollars
in
gross
wages
20
in
one
week.
21
Sec.
5.
Section
96.3,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
Code
2022,
22
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
a.
Duration
of
benefits.
24
(1)
The
maximum
total
amount
of
benefits
payable
to
an
25
eligible
individual
during
a
benefit
year
shall
not
exceed
the
26
total
of
the
wage
credits
accrued
to
the
individual’s
account
27
during
the
individual’s
base
period
,
or
twenty-six
times
the
28
individual’s
weekly
benefit
amount,
whichever
is
the
lesser
.
29
(2)
Additionally,
the
maximum
total
amount
of
benefits
30
payable
to
an
eligible
individual
during
a
benefit
year
shall
31
not
exceed
the
following,
calculated
on
the
date
the
individual
32
applied
for
benefits:
33
(a)
Twelve
times
the
individual’s
weekly
benefit
amount
if
34
the
statewide
average
unemployment
rate
is
at
or
below
four
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percent.
1
(b)
One
additional
multiple
of
the
individual’s
weekly
2
benefit
amount
for
each
increment
of
one
percent
the
statewide
3
average
unemployment
rate
is
above
four
percent,
up
to
a
4
maximum
of
sixteen
times
the
individual’s
weekly
benefit
5
amount.
6
(c)
However,
if
the
governor
has
declared
a
statewide
7
disaster
emergency
pursuant
to
section
29C.6,
the
amount
shall
8
instead
be
twenty
times
the
individual’s
weekly
benefit
amount
9
for
the
duration
of
the
emergency.
10
(d)
However,
if
the
state
“off”
indicator
is
in
effect
and
11
if
the
individual
is
laid
off
due
to
the
individual’s
employer
12
going
out
of
business
at
the
factory,
establishment,
or
other
13
premises
at
which
the
individual
was
last
employed,
the
maximum
14
benefits
payable
as
provided
in
subparagraph
division
(a),
(b),
15
or
(c),
as
applicable,
shall
be
extended
by
fifty
percent
of
16
the
amount
provided
in
subparagraph
division
(a),
(b),
or
(c),
17
as
applicable.
18
(3)
If,
on
the
date
an
individual
exhausts
all
benefits
19
payable
to
the
individual,
the
statewide
average
unemployment
20
rate
has
increased
so
that
the
maximum
total
amount
of
benefits
21
for
benefit
applicants
on
that
date
is
greater
than
the
maximum
22
amount
determined
for
the
individual
pursuant
to
subparagraph
23
(2),
then
the
individual
shall
receive
additional
multiple
24
weekly
benefits
to
make
up
the
difference.
25
(4)
The
director
shall
maintain
a
separate
account
for
26
each
individual
who
earns
wages
in
insured
work.
The
director
27
shall
compute
wage
credits
for
each
individual
by
crediting
the
28
individual’s
account
with
one-third
of
the
wages
for
insured
29
work
paid
to
the
individual
during
the
individual’s
base
30
period.
However,
the
director
shall
recompute
wage
credits
31
for
an
individual
who
is
laid
off
due
to
the
individual’s
32
employer
going
out
of
business
at
the
factory,
establishment,
33
or
other
premises
at
which
the
individual
was
last
employed,
by
34
crediting
the
individual’s
account
with
one-half,
instead
of
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one-third,
of
the
wages
for
insured
work
paid
to
the
individual
1
during
the
individual’s
base
period.
Benefits
paid
to
an
2
eligible
individual
shall
be
charged
against
the
base
period
3
wage
credits
in
the
individual’s
account
which
have
not
been
4
previously
charged,
in
the
inverse
chronological
order
as
the
5
wages
on
which
the
wage
credits
are
based
were
paid.
However
6
if
the
state
“off”
indicator
is
in
effect
and
if
the
individual
7
is
laid
off
due
to
the
individual’s
employer
going
out
of
8
business
at
the
factory,
establishment,
or
other
premises
at
9
which
the
individual
was
last
employed,
the
maximum
benefits
10
payable
shall
be
extended
to
thirty-nine
times
the
individual’s
11
weekly
benefit
amount,
but
not
to
exceed
the
total
of
the
wage
12
credits
accrued
to
the
individual’s
account.
13
Sec.
6.
Section
96.3,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
14
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
(3)
The
training
extension
benefit
amount
shall
be
16
twenty-six
times
a
multiple
of
the
individual’s
weekly
17
benefit
amount
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(2),
18
subparagraph
division
(a),
(b),
or
(c),
as
applicable,
and
the
19
weekly
benefit
amount
shall
be
equal
to
the
individual’s
weekly
20
benefit
amount
for
the
claim
in
which
benefits
were
exhausted
21
while
in
training.
22
Sec.
7.
Section
96.4,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
3.
a.
The
individual
is
able
to
work,
is
available
for
25
work,
and
is
earnestly
and
actively
seeking
work.
26
b.
(1)
A
person
shall
be
required,
at
a
minimum,
to
meet
27
the
following
requirements
to
be
deemed
earnestly
and
actively
28
seeking
work:
29
(a)
If
the
number
of
available
jobs
is
at
or
above
sixty
30
thousand,
the
person
must
complete
a
minimum
of
six
work
31
searches
for
each
week
the
person
applies
for
benefits.
32
(b)
If
the
number
of
available
jobs
is
at
or
above
fifty
33
thousand
but
below
sixty
thousand,
the
person
must
complete
a
34
minimum
of
five
work
searches
for
each
week
the
person
applies
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for
benefits.
1
(c)
If
the
number
of
available
jobs
is
below
fifty
thousand,
2
the
person
must
complete
a
minimum
of
four
work
searches
for
3
each
week
the
person
applies
for
benefits.
4
(2)
A
work
search
shall
not
satisfy
the
requirements
of
this
5
paragraph
if
the
individual
previously
applied
for
the
same
6
position
within
the
most
recent
four
weeks.
7
(3)
If
the
individual
has
received
six
or
more
payments
of
8
benefits
for
a
benefit
year,
at
least
half
of
the
individual’s
9
work
searches
shall
be
from
a
list
of
known
available
jobs
10
provided
by
the
department
pursuant
to
section
96.33.
11
(4)
For
the
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“the
number
of
12
available
jobs”
means
the
number
of
jobs
listed
as
available
as
13
published
by
the
department
on
the
most
recent
third
calendar
14
week
of
a
month.
15
c.
This
subsection
is
waived
if
the
individual
is
deemed
16
partially
unemployed,
while
employed
at
the
individual’s
17
regular
job,
as
defined
in
section
96.1A,
subsection
37
,
18
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(1),
or
temporarily
unemployed
19
as
defined
in
section
96.1A,
subsection
37
,
paragraph
“c”
.
20
The
work
search
requirements
of
this
subsection
and
the
21
disqualification
requirement
for
failure
to
apply
for,
or
22
to
accept
suitable
work
of
section
96.5,
subsection
3
,
are
23
waived
if
the
individual
is
not
disqualified
for
benefits
under
24
section
96.5,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“h”
.
25
b.
d.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
this
chapter
to
the
26
contrary,
the
department
may
establish
by
rule
a
process
to
27
waive
or
alter
the
work
search
requirements
of
this
subsection
28
for
a
claim
for
benefits
if
an
individual
has
a
reasonable
29
expectation
that
the
individual
will
be
returning
to
employment
30
and
is
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
industry
or
a
member
in
31
good
standing
of
a
union
therein
eligible
for
referral
for
32
employment.
To
be
considered
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
33
industry,
an
individual
must
be
on
a
short-term
temporary
34
layoff.
If
work
is
not
available
at
the
conclusion
of
the
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layoff
period
due
to
short-term
circumstances
beyond
the
1
employer’s
control,
the
employer
may
request
an
extension
2
of
the
waiver
or
alteration
for
up
to
two
weeks
from
the
3
department.
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“short-term
4
temporary
layoff”
means
a
layoff
period
of
sixteen
weeks
or
5
less
due
to
seasonal
weather
conditions
that
impact
the
ability
6
to
perform
work
related
to
highway
construction,
repair,
or
7
maintenance
with
a
specific
return-to-work
date
verified
by
the
8
employer.
9
Sec.
8.
Section
96.4,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsections:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
The
individual
has
satisfied
a
single
12
one-week
waiting
period
during
the
individual’s
benefit
year.
13
To
satisfy
the
one-week
waiting
period,
the
individual,
with
14
respect
to
the
week
in
question,
must
otherwise
be
eligible
15
for
benefits
from
this
state,
must
not
have
received
or
have
16
payable
benefits
from
this
state,
and
must
not
be
eligible
for
17
benefits
from
another
state.
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
The
individual
has
completed
one
search
19
activity
each
week
from
a
list
of
permissible
search
activities
20
as
designated
by
the
department.
This
shall
be
in
addition
21
to
the
requirements
under
subsection
3.
A
search
activity
22
shall
only
meet
the
requirements
of
this
subsection
if
the
23
individual
has
not
previously
performed
that
type
of
search
24
activity
during
the
individual’s
benefit
year
in
order
to
25
remain
eligible
under
this
subsection.
The
department
shall
26
adopt
rules
to
implement
this
subsection.
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
10.
The
individual
has
listed
the
email
28
address
and
the
identification
number
the
individual
received
29
pursuant
to
section
96.33
on
each
application
the
individual
30
has
used
to
satisfy
the
requirements
of
this
section.
31
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
The
individual
has
performed
at
32
least
twenty
hours
of
civic
work
each
week
as
defined
by
the
33
department
by
rule.
Civic
work
shall
include
but
not
be
34
limited
to
roadside
trash
pickup,
public
building
and
park
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beautification
projects,
and
volunteering
at
public
schools.
1
This
subsection
shall
only
apply
if
the
individual
has
received
2
sixteen
or
more
payments
of
benefits
for
a
benefit
year
and
the
3
individual
is
eligible
to
receive
additional
payments
pursuant
4
to
section
96.3,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
5
subparagraph
division
(c).
6
Sec.
9.
NEW
SECTION
.
96.33
Applicant
auditing.
7
1.
The
department
shall
conduct
audits
of
the
information
8
an
individual
provides
to
satisfy
the
requirements
of
section
9
96.4
at
a
minimum
once
each
month
to
ensure
the
individual
is
10
meeting
all
eligibility
requirements
for
benefits.
Audits
11
conducted
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
include
but
not
be
12
limited
to
sending
a
form
to
employers
who
the
individual
13
claims
to
have
interviewed
with
for
employment
for
the
purpose
14
of
collecting
all
of
the
following
information:
15
a.
The
employer’s
employer
identification
number.
16
b.
The
individual’s
identification
number
provided
by
the
17
department
pursuant
to
subsection
2.
18
c.
The
date
the
employer
received
the
individual’s
19
application.
20
d.
Whether
the
individual
appeared
for
the
interview.
21
e.
Whether
the
individual
rejected
an
offer
of
employment
22
for
the
position
for
which
the
individual
was
applying.
23
f.
The
date
the
individual
rejected
an
offer
of
employment,
24
if
any.
25
g.
The
title,
wage,
and
estimated
weekly
salary
for
the
26
position
for
which
the
individual
was
applying.
27
2.
Upon
initially
determining
an
individual
is
eligible
for
28
benefits,
the
department
shall
issue
an
identification
number
29
and
an
email
address
to
the
individual.
The
email
address
30
shall
be
accessible
to
both
the
individual
and
the
department
31
and
shall
be
the
individual’s
primary
source
of
receiving
32
emails
for
work
searches
the
individual
uses
to
satisfy
the
33
requirements
of
section
96.4.
34
3.
The
department
shall
provide
on
a
weekly
basis
to
an
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individual
applying
for
benefits
a
list
of
known
available
1
jobs
within
a
fifty-mile
radius
of
the
applicant’s
residence
2
in
fields
related
to
the
employment
the
applicant
had
within
3
the
most
recent
ten
years,
in
fields
which
the
applicant
4
has
identified
an
interest,
or
that
require
skills
that
the
5
applicant
claimed
to
have
when
applying
for
benefits.
6
Sec.
10.
Section
96.5,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
7
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
divisions
(a),
(b),
(c),
and
8
(d),
Code
2022,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
(a)
One
hundred
percent,
if
the
work
is
offered
during
the
10
first
five
four
weeks
of
unemployment.
11
(b)
Seventy-five
percent,
if
the
work
is
offered
during
the
12
sixth
fifth
through
the
twelfth
eighth
week
of
unemployment.
13
(c)
Seventy
percent,
if
the
work
is
offered
during
the
14
thirteenth
ninth
through
the
eighteenth
twelfth
week
of
15
unemployment.
16
(d)
Sixty-five
percent,
if
the
work
is
offered
after
the
17
eighteenth
twelfth
week
of
unemployment.
18
Sec.
11.
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
——
19
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE
RULES.
The
department
of
workforce
20
development
shall
adopt
or
amend
its
administrative
rules
21
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
provide
for
all
of
the
following:
22
1.
Set
the
number
of
search
activities
acceptable
to
meet
23
the
requirements
of
section
96.4,
subsection
9,
to
sixteen
24
different
types
of
activities.
25
2.
Allow
employers
to
protest
a
payment
of
unemployment
26
benefits
and
protest
and
sign
a
notice
of
claim
electronically
27
using
a
form
created
by
the
department.
28
Sec.
12.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
29
2023.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
relates
to
unemployment
benefits.
34
The
bill
defines
“nonparticipating
workforce
rate”
as
the
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portion
of
the
population
that
is
not
employed
or
earnestly
1
and
actively
seeking
work.
The
bill
defines
“workforce
2
term”
as
the
nonparticipating
workforce
rate,
the
state
3
unemployment
rate,
or
the
number
of
known,
available
jobs
in
4
Iowa
as
published
by
the
department
of
workforce
development
5
(IWD).
The
bill
requires
that,
when
a
state
agency
makes
a
6
reference
to
the
state
unemployment
rate
in
an
official
written
7
statement
from
the
agency
or
a
report
or
other
document
that
8
is
published
and
available
to
the
public,
the
agency
shall
9
include
a
reference
to
the
nonparticipating
workforce
rate.
10
The
bill
also
requires
that
when
the
IWD
makes
a
reference
to
a
11
workforce
term
in
an
official
written
statement
or
a
report
or
12
other
document
that
is
published
and
available
to
the
public,
13
the
IWD
must
also
reference
each
other
workforce
term.
14
The
bill
defines
“statewide
average
unemployment
rate”
as
15
the
average
seasonally
adjusted
unemployment
rate
in
this
state
16
as
published
by
the
department
in
the
third
week
of
the
month
17
prior
to
the
current
calendar
month.
18
The
bill
defines
“work
search”
as
applying
for
a
job
by
19
submitting
a
resume
or
application
to
a
potential
employer
20
in
person,
through
the
mail,
by
electronic
means,
or
by
fax
21
transmission;
interviewing
for
a
job
virtually
or
in
person;
22
taking
a
civil
service
exam;
or
taking
a
military
aptitude
23
exam.
24
The
bill
strikes
language
providing
that
an
eligible
25
individual’s
maximum
weekly
benefit
amount
varies
with
the
26
number
of
the
individual’s
dependents.
The
bill
instead
27
provides
that
an
individual
with
dependents
will
have
a
weekly
28
benefit
amount
of
1/22
the
individual’s
highest
gross
quarterly
29
salary
during
the
individual’s
base
period,
subject
to
a
30
maximum
of
57
percent
of
the
statewide
average
weekly
wage.
31
Under
current
law,
the
maximum
total
amount
of
unemployment
32
benefits
payable
to
an
eligible
individual
in
a
benefit
year
33
cannot
exceed
26
times
the
individual’s
weekly
benefit
amount,
34
among
other
limitations.
The
bill
provides
that
the
maximum
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total
amount
of
unemployment
benefits
payable
to
an
eligible
1
individual
in
a
benefit
year
cannot
exceed
12
times
the
2
individual’s
weekly
benefit
amount
if
the
statewide
average
3
unemployment
rate,
as
defined
in
the
bill,
is
at
or
below
4
4
percent,
calculated
on
the
date
the
individual
applied
for
5
benefits.
The
bill
provides
for
one
additional
multiple
of
6
the
individual’s
weekly
benefit
amount
for
each
increment
of
7
1
percent
the
statewide
average
unemployment
rate
is
above
4
8
percent,
up
to
a
maximum
of
16
times
the
individual’s
weekly
9
benefit
amount.
If
the
governor
has
declared
a
statewide
10
disaster
emergency,
the
amount
shall
instead
be
20
times
the
11
individual’s
weekly
benefit
amount
for
the
duration
of
the
12
emergency.
13
The
bill
provides
that
if,
on
the
date
an
individual
exhausts
14
all
unemployment
benefits
payable
to
the
individual,
the
15
statewide
average
unemployment
rate
has
increased
so
that
the
16
maximum
total
amount
of
benefits
for
benefit
applicants
on
17
that
date
is
greater
than
the
maximum
amount
determined
for
18
the
individual,
then
the
individual
shall
receive
additional
19
multiple
weekly
benefits
to
make
up
the
difference.
20
The
bill
makes
related
changes
to
training
extension
21
benefits
and
certain
other
unemployment
benefits
available
when
22
an
individual
is
laid
off
due
to
the
individual’s
employer
23
going
out
of
business
at
the
factory,
establishment,
or
other
24
premises.
25
The
bill
requires
a
person
applying
for
unemployment
26
benefits
to
complete
a
certain
number
of
work
searches,
based
27
on
the
number
of
jobs
listed
as
available
as
published
by
the
28
IWD
on
the
most
recent
third
calendar
week
of
a
month,
for
29
each
week
the
person
is
applying
for
benefits
in
order
to
be
30
eligible
for
benefits.
If
the
number
of
available
jobs
is
at
31
or
above
60,000,
the
person
must
complete
a
minimum
of
six
32
work
searches
each
week;
if
the
number
of
available
jobs
is
33
at
or
above
50,000
but
below
60,000,
the
person
must
complete
34
a
minimum
of
five
work
searches
each
week;
and
if
the
number
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of
available
jobs
is
below
50,000,
the
person
must
complete
a
1
minimum
of
four
work
searches
each
week.
A
work
search
shall
2
not
satisfy
an
individual’s
eligibility
requirements
if
the
3
individual
previously
applied
to
the
same
position
within
the
4
most
recent
four
weeks.
5
The
bill
requires
that,
if
an
individual
has
received
six
6
or
more
payments
of
benefits
for
a
benefit
year,
at
least
half
7
of
the
work
searches
the
individual
uses
to
meet
eligibility
8
requirements
must
be
from
a
list
of
known
available
jobs
within
9
a
50-mile
radius
of
the
individual’s
residence
in
fields
10
related
to
employment
the
applicant
held
within
the
most
recent
11
10
years,
in
fields
which
the
applicant
has
identified
an
12
interest,
or
that
require
skills
that
the
individual
claimed
13
to
have
when
applying
for
benefits.
The
bill
requires
IWD
to
14
provide
the
individual
a
list
of
these
jobs
on
a
weekly
basis.
15
The
bill
requires
an
individual
to
first
satisfy
a
single
16
one-week
waiting
period
during
the
individual’s
benefit
year
17
prior
to
receiving
unemployment
compensation.
To
satisfy
the
18
one-week
waiting
period,
the
individual,
with
respect
to
the
19
week
in
question,
must
otherwise
be
eligible
for
unemployment
20
benefits
from
this
state,
must
not
have
received
or
have
21
payable
unemployment
benefits
from
this
state,
and
must
not
be
22
eligible
for
unemployment
benefits
from
another
state.
23
The
bill
requires
a
person
applying
for
unemployment
24
benefits
to
complete
one
search
activity
each
week
as
25
designated
by
IWD
in
order
to
be
eligible
for
unemployment
26
benefits.
The
search
activities
are
in
addition
to
other
27
work
search
requirements
to
receive
unemployment
benefits.
28
A
search
activity
shall
only
meet
eligibility
requirements
29
if
the
individual
has
not
previously
performed
that
type
of
30
search
activity
during
the
individual’s
benefit
year
in
order
31
to
remain
eligible.
The
bill
directs
IWD
to
adopt
rules
to
32
implement
this
requirement.
33
The
bill
requires
IWD
to
provide
an
individual
applying
34
for
unemployment
benefits
with
an
email
address
and
an
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identification
number
upon
the
department’s
initial
1
determination
that
the
individual
is
eligible
for
benefits.
2
The
email
address
shall
be
accessible
to
both
the
individual
3
and
the
department,
and
shall
be
the
individual’s
primary
4
source
of
receiving
emails
for
work
searches
the
individual
5
uses
to
satisfy
unemployment
benefit
eligibility
requirements.
6
The
bill
also
requires
the
individual
to
list
the
email
7
address
and
the
identification
number
on
each
application
8
the
individual
uses
in
order
to
maintain
eligibility
for
9
unemployment
benefits.
10
The
bill
requires
that,
if
the
individual
has
received
16
11
payments
of
benefits
for
a
benefit
year
and
the
individual
12
is
eligible
to
receive
extended
payments
due
to
a
statewide
13
disaster
declaration
issued
by
the
governor,
the
individual
14
shall
perform
at
least
20
hours
of
civic
work
each
week
as
15
defined
by
IWD
by
rule
in
order
to
maintain
eligibility
for
16
unemployment
benefits.
Civic
work
shall
include
but
not
be
17
limited
to
roadside
trash
pickup,
public
building
and
park
18
beautification
projects,
and
volunteering
at
public
schools.
19
The
bill
requires
IWD
to
conduct
audits
of
the
information
20
an
individual
provides
at
a
minimum
once
each
month
to
ensure
21
the
individual
is
meeting
all
eligibility
requirements
for
22
unemployment
benefits.
Audits
conducted
shall
include
but
not
23
be
limited
to
sending
a
form
to
employers
who
the
individual
24
claims
to
have
interviewed
with
for
employment
for
the
purpose
25
of
collecting
the
employer’s
employer
identification
number;
26
the
individual’s
identification
number
provided
by
the
27
department;
the
date
the
employer
received
the
individual’s
28
application;
whether
the
individual
appeared
for
the
interview;
29
whether
the
individual
rejected
an
offer
of
employment
for
the
30
position
for
which
the
individual
was
applying;
the
date
the
31
individual
rejected
an
offer
of
employment,
if
any,
and
the
32
title,
wage,
and
estimated
weekly
salary
for
the
position
for
33
which
the
individual
was
applying.
34
A
failure
to
accept
an
offer
of
or
apply
for
available
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suitable
work
may
affect
an
individual’s
eligibility
for
1
unemployment
benefits.
IWD
uses
certain
criteria
to
determine
2
whether
work
is
considered
suitable,
including
whether
the
3
offered
or
available
work
meets
or
exceeds
an
individual’s
4
highest
gross
weekly
salary
during
the
individual’s
base
5
period.
The
bill
changes
the
percentages
the
salary
available
6
or
offered
work
must
meet
or
exceed
in
order
to
be
considered
7
suitable.
Work
must
meet
or
exceed
100
percent
of
the
base
8
period
salary,
if
the
work
is
offered
during
the
first
four
9
weeks
of
unemployment;
75
percent
if
the
work
is
offered
during
10
the
5th
through
the
8th
week
of
unemployment;
70
percent
if
11
the
work
is
offered
during
the
9th
through
the
12th
week
of
12
unemployment;
and
65
percent
if
the
work
is
offered
after
the
13
12th
week
of
unemployment.
Previously,
work
offered
must
14
exceed
100
percent
of
the
base
period
salary,
if
the
work
is
15
offered
during
the
first
five
weeks
of
unemployment;
75
percent
16
if
the
work
is
offered
during
the
6th
through
the
12th
week
of
17
unemployment;
70
percent
if
the
work
is
offered
during
the
13th
18
through
the
18th
week
of
unemployment;
and
65
percent
if
the
19
work
is
offered
after
the
18th
week
of
unemployment.
20
The
bill
makes
a
conforming
change
to
Code
section
96.1A,
21
subsection
18.
22
The
bill
requires
IWD
to
adopt
or
amend
its
administrative
23
rules
to
set
the
number
of
search
activities
acceptable
to
24
meet
the
work
search
requirements
for
unemployment
benefit
25
eligibility
to
16
different
types
of
activities
and
allow
26
employers
to
protest
a
payment
of
unemployment
benefits
and
27
protest
and
sign
a
notice
of
claim
electronically
using
a
form
28
created
by
IWD.
29
The
bill
takes
effect
January
1,
2023.
30
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LSB
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(1)
89
dg/rn
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