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Minutes for HB2570 - Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Short Title

Defining benefit year, temporary unemployment and other terms in the employment security law, requiring electronic filing for certain employers, establishing qualifications for employment security board of review candidates, extending the deadline for new accounts following business acquisitions, making certain changes to the employer rate schedules, enabling employers to report claimant work search issues, confirming legislative coordinating council oversight for the new unemployment insurance information technology system implementation, authorizing the secretary to grant temporary unemployment, requiring the secretary to annually publish certain data and abolishing the employment security interest assessment fund.

Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 5, 2024

The Chair opened the hearing on HB2570.

Chairman Tarwater welcomed Secretary Amber Shultz from the Kansas Department of Labor.

Secretary Shultz presented neutral testimony on HB2570 . She stated that many of the provisions were policy issues, which the agency will remain neutral on.  The agency opposes only a few provisions. Secretary Shultz stated that they have worked closely with stakeholders to find a compromise. (Attachment 1).

The conferee stood for questions.

The Chairman adjourned the meeting.

The next scheduled meeting will be February 6, 2024 at 1:30 pm.