HB 12-1259 Summary

• Allows veterans and unemployment benefit applicants to voluntarily waive confidentiality protections for their personal information collected by the Department of Labor and Employment.

• Permits the Department to share waived information (name, address, telephone number, or email address) with potential employers and training organizations seeking to connect with jobless workers.

• Requires the Division of Employment and Training to offer each applicant, including veterans, the opportunity to accept the waiver for any combination of their contact information.

• Amends employer record retention requirements to specify a minimum five-year retention period for work records maintained for unemployment insurance purposes.

• Takes effect 90 days after final adjournment of the General Assembly (August 8, 2012), unless subject to a referendum petition requiring voter approval in November 2012.