Second Regular Session Sixty-ninth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED SENATE BILL 14-057 LLS NO. 14-0107.01 Christy Chase x2008 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Heath, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Hullinghorst, Senate Committees House Committees Business, Labor, & Technology A BILL FOR AN ACT 101 CONCERNING CONTINUATION OF ENHANCED UNEMPLOYMENT 102 INSURANCE 103 PARTICIPATING IN APPROVED TRAINING PROGRAMS. BENEFITS FOR UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.) Under current law, enhanced unemployment insurance benefits for unemployed individuals participating in approved training programs are set to expire on June 30, 2014. The bill extends the availability of enhanced benefits through June 30, 2017. The department of labor and Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute. Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. employment is authorized to obligate up to $4 million per year during the 2014-15 through 2016-17 fiscal years to pay enhanced unemployment compensation benefits to eligible claimants during that period. 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: 2 SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-73-114, amend (3) 3 (b), (5), (6) introductory portion, and (9); and repeal (4) (b) (III) as 4 follows: 5 8-73-114. Enhanced unemployment insurance compensation 6 benefits - eligibility - approved training programs - amount of 7 benefits - outreach - notice of funding through gifts, grants, and 8 donations - repeal. (3) (b) 9 unemployment insurance compensation benefits pursuant to this section 10 The division shall not pay enhanced after June 30, 2014 2017. 11 (4) (b) (III) (A) The division shall notify the legislative council 12 staff when it has received adequate funding through gifts, grants, or 13 donations to implement this section and shall include in the notification 14 the information specified in section 24-75-1303 (3), C.R.S. 15 (B) This subparagraph (III) is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. 16 (5) The division may pay enhanced unemployment insurance 17 compensation benefits pursuant to this section but shall not obligate 18 expenditures beyond the limits specified in this section or as otherwise 19 established by the general assembly. For the 2009-10, 2010-11, and 20 2011-12 fiscal years, the director may obligate a total of fifteen million 21 dollars to be expended over those three fiscal years. For the 2012-13 and 22 2013-14 fiscal years, the director may obligate a total of eight million 23 dollars to be expended to pay enhanced unemployment compensation 24 benefits during those two fiscal years. FOR -2- THE 2014-15 THROUGH SB14-057 1 2016-17 FISCAL YEARS, THE DIRECTOR MAY OBLIGATE A TOTAL OF 2 TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS, BUT NOT MORE THAN FOUR MILLION DOLLARS 3 IN ANY GIVEN FISCAL YEAR, TO PAY ENHANCED UNEMPLOYMENT 4 COMPENSATION BENEFITS DURING THOSE THREE FISCAL YEARS. 5 (6) By December 31, 2009, and by each December 31 thereafter 6 until December 31, 2013 2016, the division shall submit a report to the 7 joint budget committee, the economic and business, 8 ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE 9 representatives and the business, labor, and technology committee of the 10 senate, or their successor committees, regarding the status of the 11 enhanced unemployment insurance compensation benefits program and 12 the resulting outcomes. The report shall include at least the following: 13 (9) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2014 2017. 14 SECTION 2. Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2014. 15 SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, 16 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate 17 preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. LABOR, AND development committee of the house of -3- SB14-057