5064-S AMS BECK S1401.1
SSB 5064 - S AMD TO S AMD (S-1297.1/21) 481
By Senator Becker
On page 1, beginning on line 3, strike all of section 1
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
Beginning on page 3, line 30, strike all of sections 3, 4, and 5 and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3. (1) The existing unemployment insurance advisory committee must review the employment security department report "expanding permissible reasons for voluntary quits in the unemployment insurance program: Legal survey and trust fund impact study" dated November 2020. The committee, with the assistance of the department, must also conduct additional research regarding the following voluntary quit reasons or potential changes to the law:
(a) The separation was necessary because care for a child or a vulnerable adult in the claimant's care is inaccessible, so long as: The claimant made reasonable efforts to preserve the claimant's employment status by requesting a leave of absence or changes in working conditions or work schedule that would accommodate caregiving inaccessibility, by having promptly notified the employer of the reason for the absence, and by having promptly requested reemployment when again able to assume employment; and the claimant terminated the claimant's employment status, and is not entitled to be reinstated to the same position or a comparable or similar position;
(b) The claimant's usual work shifts were altered so as to make care for a child or vulnerable adult in the claimant's care inaccessible;
(c) The individual left work to relocate outside the existing labor market because of the geographical location of, or proximity to, or the separation from a minor child; and
(d) Changing the term immediate family to family member related to separation related to the death, illness, or disability of the family member.
(2) By December 1, 2021, the advisory committee must report to the appropriate committees of the legislature any recommendations for how statutes may be amended to address the circumstances described in subsection (1) of this section while limiting adverse impacts to the unemployment trust fund and the contribution rates of employers.
(3) The employment security department must convene the initial meeting of the advisory committee to review and research the issues described in this section. The advisory committee may choose a chair or cochairs from among its membership for the purposes of this section.
(4) Staff support for the advisory committee must be provided by the employment security department. The department must provide information as the advisory committee members may reasonably request. The department must assist the advisory committee in drafting the report required by subsection (2) of this section.
(5) This section expires June 30, 2022."
Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
SSB 5064 - S AMD TO S AMD (S-1297.1/21) 481
By Senator Becker
On page 16, line 2, after "50.20.010" strike all material through "section" on line 4 and insert "; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date"
EFFECT: Removes the definition of vulnerable adult. Removes the new voluntary quit reasons for unemployment insurance benefits. Removes the consideration for providing care for a child or vulnerable adult for purposes of suitable work. Removes amendments to charging certain benefits paid under new voluntary quit reasons for employer experience ratings. Requires the unemployment insurance advisory committee to review the ESD report and conduct additional research when an individual voluntarily leaves work.
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