Bill Text: NJ S1712 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides unemployment benefits for certain ex-service members.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-27 - Substituted by A2993 [S1712 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2012-S1712-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 1712

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

215th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 27, 2012

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  FRED H. MADDEN, JR.

District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)

Senator  JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Provides unemployment benefits for certain ex-service members.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act providing unemployment benefits for certain ex-service members and supplementing Title 43 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    Any individual who is eligible for, and receives, benefits under the unemployment compensation law, R.S.43:21-1 et seq., which are based on wages assigned to New Jersey pursuant to section 8522 of Title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. s.8522), shall be, upon the expiration of those benefits, eligible for supplemental benefits pursuant to this section which are equal to 26 times the individual's weekly benefit amount minus the amount of benefits paid to the individual as an ex-service member pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 85 of Title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. s.8521 et seq.), regardless of the number of base weeks worked or the amount of contributions paid by the individual or any employer of the individual.  The supplemental benefits paid pursuant to this section shall not be paid for any week which occurs prior to the individual exhausting benefits paid pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 85 of Title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. s.8521 et seq.) and shall not be charged to any employer.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill provides supplemental unemployment benefits to ex-service members in an amount such that the total benefits they receive between their federally-funded benefits for ex-service members and the supplemental benefits under this bill equals 26 times their weekly benefit amount, regardless of the number of base weeks worked or the amount of contributions paid by the ex-service members or their employers.  The supplemental benefits under the bill will not be paid until the federal benefits are exhausted and will not be charged against any employer.