HB 5982 Summary

• Appropriates $50,000,000 in federal Coronavirus Relief Fund money to the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity's Unemployment Insurance Agency for fiscal year 2020.

• Requires the unemployment insurance agency to provide restitution to individuals who waited 6 weeks or longer for unemployment insurance claim processing and incurred fees, interest, or financial penalties as a result of the delay.

• Mandates the agency notify eligible individuals of restitution availability, establish an application process, and may require documentation proving costs incurred.

• Requires monthly reports to legislative appropriations committees and fiscal agencies detailing applications received and amounts awarded.

• Designates funds as a work project appropriation with completion deadline of December 30, 2020, allowing unspent funds to remain available until project completion.