CA SB39

Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide names and social security numbers of current inmates to the Employment Development Department at least every 90 calendar days to prevent fraudulent unemployment benefits claims.

Mandates the Director of Employment Development verify that claimants are not currently incarcerated in state prisons before approving unemployment compensation benefits payments on or after July 1, 2021, using inmate data no older than 90 calendar days.

Requires the Employment Development Department to notify the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Department of Justice when a fraudulent claim is detected from an incarcerated inmate.

Authorizes the Employment Development Department to disseminate social security numbers to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for fraud prevention purposes under these provisions.

Takes effect immediately as an urgency statute and includes appropriation authority for the Unemployment Administration Fund.