Bill Text: IA SF2301 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to temporary, seasonal layoffs that may waive or alter work search requirements for unemployment benefits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-23 - Subcommittee: Rowley, Boulton, and Schultz. S.J. 383. [SF2301 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2301-Introduced.html
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A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
temporary,
seasonal
layoffs
that
may
waive
1
or
alter
work
search
requirements
for
unemployment
benefits.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
96.4,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
this
chapter
to
the
3
contrary,
the
department
may
establish
by
rule
a
process
to
4
waive
or
alter
the
work
search
requirements
of
this
subsection
5
for
a
claim
for
benefits
if
an
individual
has
a
reasonable
6
expectation
that
the
individual
will
be
returning
to
employment
7
and
is
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
industry
or
a
member
in
8
good
standing
of
a
union
therein
eligible
for
referral
for
9
employment.
To
be
considered
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
10
industry,
an
individual
must
be
on
a
short-term
seasonal
11
temporary
layoff.
If
work
is
not
available
at
the
conclusion
12
of
the
layoff
period
due
to
short-term
circumstances
beyond
13
the
employer’s
control,
the
employer
may
request
an
extension
14
of
the
waiver
or
alteration
for
up
to
two
weeks
from
the
15
department.
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“short-term
16
seasonal
temporary
layoff”
means
a
layoff
period
of
sixteen
17
weeks
or
less
due
to
seasonal
weather
conditions
that
impact
18
the
ability
to
perform
work
related
to
highway
construction,
19
repair,
or
maintenance
with
a
specific
return-to-work
date
20
verified
by
the
employer.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
relates
to
temporary,
seasonal
layoffs
that
25
may
waive
or
alter
work
search
requirements
for
unemployment
26
benefits.
27
The
bill
changes
the
term
“short-term
temporary
layoff”
to
28
“short-term
seasonal
temporary
layoff”.
The
bill
allows
any
29
work
which
is
affected
by
weather
conditions
to
qualify
as
a
30
short-term
seasonal
temporary
layoff.
Under
current
law,
only
31
work
related
to
highway
construction,
repair,
or
maintenance
32
can
qualify
as
a
short-term
seasonal
temporary
layoff.
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