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AL SB588
Bill
Status
4/1/2010
Primary Sponsor
Rodger Smitherman
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AI Summary
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Extends the expiration date of the special assessment (0.06% of wages) used to fund the Employment Security Enhancement Fund from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
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Adjusts employer contribution rates during the extended period by reducing specified tax rate table amounts, with the adjustment applicable only to employers required to pay contributions.
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Repeals the December 2009 expiration date that limited 100 percent federal funding of extended unemployment benefits under Public Law 111-5, allowing extended benefits to continue beyond that deadline.
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Modifies provisions governing extended unemployment benefits eligibility periods to reference updated federal law (Section 2005 of Public Law 111-5) regarding federal sharing of benefit costs.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Employment Security Enhancement Fund, special assessment, expiration date extended, eligibility period for payment of extended benefits further provided for, Secs. 25-4-40.1, 25-4-54, 25-4-75 am'd.
Industrial Relations
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
4/14/2010