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IN HB1154
Bill
Status
4/25/2017
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Leonard
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AI Summary
HEA 1154 Summary
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Requires the Department of Workforce Development to present annual unemployment compensation system status reports to the interim study committee on employment and labor (instead of the budget committee) before November 1 each year.
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Establishes a mandatory training program on domestic and family violence for all department employees who interact with unemployment benefits claimants, with initial training of at least 6 hours and annual refresher training of at least 3 hours.
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Changes employer notification methods from mailed notices to "provided" notices, allowing employers to elect mail delivery on department-provided forms for unemployment claim documents.
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Adds confidentiality protections for claimants claiming unemployment benefits due to domestic or family violence, prohibiting disclosure of current address or physical location to employers without prior notification and requiring redaction of identifying information.
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Repeals the reemployment training accounts provision (IC 22-4-25-2) and suspends the $5,000,000 annual expenditure cap on the special employment and training services fund for fiscal years 2017-2018.
Legislative Description
Unemployment insurance. Requires the department of workforce development (department) to give its annual presentation regarding the status of the unemployment compensation system to the interim study committee on employment and labor (instead of the budget committee, as provided in current law). Modifies the law governing the department's recordkeeping, release of records, and confidentiality duties and obligations. Changes the manner in which notice of a claimant's registration, failure to register, renewal, or continuation of the claimant's claim for unemployment benefits may be provided to an employer. Allows an employer to receive delivery of: (1) a notice of a claimant's registration, failure
Last Action
Public Law 177
4/25/2017