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HI SR78
Resolution
Status
3/11/2021
Primary Sponsor
Laura Acasio
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AI Summary
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Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is requested to open at least one employment office in each of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui counties, and at least two employment offices on Oahu (located in Waipahu and Honolulu) for in-person assistance.
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Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is requested to hire, assign, or reassign staff to increase unemployment benefit claims handling capacity by thirty percent.
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Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is requested to complete the upgrading and modernization of its unemployment benefit claims computer system.
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Board of Education and State Librarian are requested to adopt policies and training to enable state public library staff to provide minimal assistance to persons filing unemployment claims on public access computers at state libraries.
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All requested actions are to be completed within thirty days of receiving this resolution.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations To Open Employment Offices In All Counties; Increase The Handling Capacity For Unemployment Benefit Claims By Thirty Percent; Complete The Upgrading Of Its Unemployment Benefit Claims Computer System; And Work With The Board Of Education And The State Librarian To Adopt Policies And Needed Training To Ensure That Minimal Assistance Is Provided To Persons Wishing To Use Public Access Computers At Any State Library To File Unemployment Benefit Claims.
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Last Action
Referred to LCA, WAM.
3/16/2021