HB 4786 Summary

• Changes unemployment benefit eligibility language from "shall be" to "is" for grammatical consistency throughout Section 28 of the Michigan Employment Security Act

• Replaces references to "the conversion date prescribed in section 75" with the specific date of October 1, 2000 for benefit year determinations

• Adds new subsection (6) effective for benefit years beginning after January 1, 2010, allowing individuals whose base period included majority part-time work to receive benefits while seeking or available only for part-time work

• Defines "part-time work" as less than 40 hours per week during base period, and 16-39 hours per week during benefit year if comparable to base period hours

• Enacting section makes the bill effective only upon enactment of House Bill No. 4785 of the 95th Legislature