Senate Bill 2722 Summary

• Places exclusive administrative control of the Unemployment Trust Fund and Unemployment Compensation Fund under the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) rather than shared with the State Treasurer

• Authorizes MDES to administratively issue garnishments to collect delinquent employer taxes and unemployment benefit overpayments without court proceedings

• Expands definition of "debtor" and "refund" under income tax setoff provisions to include corporations and partnerships, and revises notice procedures for setoff hearings to allow electronic delivery

• Modifies the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits to be waivable only upon Presidential disaster declarations that specifically authorize individual assistance in identified areas

• Adds requirement that unemployed individuals must be actively seeking work to receive benefits, and charges employers against their experience rating if they fail to timely respond to MDES requests for claim information