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AR HB1582

Bill

Status

Passed

4/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mindy McAlindon

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Requires unemployment benefits claimants to create an account on the state-maintained job board listing their work experience, credentials, licenses, and relevant job information

  • Mandates the state job board to match claimants with open positions where their qualifications meet at least 75% of job requirements

  • Encourages claimants who match with 5 or more jobs to apply to the top-ranked 5 positions to fulfill their weekly work search contact requirements

  • Requires claimants to report their 5 weekly work search contacts as part of the certification process, with failure to complete and report contacts resulting in ineligibility for benefits that week

  • Effective January 1, 2026; approved April 16, 2025

Legislative Description

To Require Certain Actions And Encourage Certain Actions For An Individual To Be Eligible For Benefits Under The Division Of Workforce Services Law.

Last Action

Notification that HB1582 is now Act 708

4/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare And Labor3/18/2025
Public Health, Welfare and Labor2/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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