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MO HB1010

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Wanda Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Missouri sections 288.380 and 288.381 relating to unemployment compensation fraud penalties and overpayment recovery procedures

  • Requires 15% of fraud penalty payments to be deposited into the state's unemployment compensation fund upon receipt, with the remaining penalty amount credited to the special employment security fund

  • Expands recovery methods for overpaid unemployment benefits to include billing, state and federal tax refund setoffs, lottery winnings intercepts, and collection efforts under sections 288.160, 288.170, and 288.175

  • Authorizes the division to require repayment of benefits received due to error or omission (not just offset from future benefits), while allowing the division to waive processing overpayments under 20% of the maximum weekly benefit amount

  • Updates cross-references in section 288.381 from subsections 5 and 6 to subsections 7 and 8 of section 288.070

Legislative Description

Modifies the law relating to unemployment compensation benefits

Last Action

Placed on Informal Calendar

5/6/2015

Committee Referrals

Select Committee on Rules3/18/2015
Employment Security2/25/2015

Full Bill Text

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