SB 210 Summary

• Changes Labor Commissioner's data collection duties to remove outdated requirements for population and employment projections while maintaining authority to examine witnesses and documents related to labor matters.

• Modifies reporting requirements for subsidized employment and training programs, changing from semi-annual reports (July and January) to annual fiscal year reports due by October 1st.

• Updates unemployment insurance contribution rates for calendar years 2024-2027 by implementing divisor adjustments (1.471, 1.269, 1.125, and 1.053 respectively) and modifies the experience period calculation for tax years 2026-2027.

• Increases minimum unemployment benefit rates for construction workers to not less than $40 per week starting January 1, 2024, with annual adjustments based on employment cost index changes for benefit years after January 1, 2025.

• Replaces gendered language ("chairman") with "chairperson" throughout labor statutes and updates administrative procedures for occupational safety inspections, online document distribution, and workers' compensation insurance rates.