SF0053 - Unemployment compensation.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0203.E1 ENGROSSED

 

 

 

SENATE FILE NO.  SF0053

 

 

Unemployment compensation.

 

Sponsored by:  Senator(s) Hawks, Coe and Devin and
Representative(s) Parady and Tempest

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to unemployment compensation; providing
 2  expenditures from the workforce development training may be
 3  made without the advice of the Wyoming business council;
 4  providing for notification of expenditures; providing for a
 5  reduction in the base rate for 2002; providing an
 6  appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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 8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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10         Section 1.  W.S. 27-3-210(c) and 27-3-503(b) are
11  amended to read:

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13         27-3-210.  Workforce development training fund
14  established.

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 1         (c)  Expenditures from the workforce development
 2  training fund for purposes authorized in paragraphs (b)(i)
 3  and (ii) of this section shall be approved by the director
 4  of the department of employment. Expenditures from the
 5  workforce development training fund for purposes authorized
 6  in paragraphs (b)(iii) and (iv) of this section shall be
 7  approved by the director of the department of employment
 8  with the advice of the Wyoming business council based on
 9  procedures, criteria and performance measures established
10  by regulations. Notification of expenditures approved under
11  paragraphs (b)(iii) and (iv) of this section and a copy of
12  the training fund application shall be provided to the
13  Wyoming business council. The director of the department of
14  employment shall report annually to the governor and the
15  legislature on the expenditures made from the training fund
16  in the preceding fiscal year and the results of the
17  activities funded by the training fund.

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19         27-3-503.  Payment; base rate; failure to pay; rate
20  variations; benefit ratio; new employer rate; special
21  reserve rate.

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23         (b)  Except as otherwise provided by law, the base
24  rate of contributions assigned to any employer is eight and

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 1  one-half percent (8.5%) for 1988 and each calendar year
 2  thereafter subject to rate variations under subsections (d)
 3  and (f) of this section in addition to a special reserve
 4  contribution rate assigned under subsection (g) of the this
 5  section and the adjustment factors computed under W.S.
 6  27-3-505. For calendar year 2002, the base rate assigned to
 7  any employer under this subsection or any variation
 8  assigned under subsection (d) of this section shall be
 9  reduced by thirty percent (30%). The base rate assigned to
10  any employer under this subsection or any rate variation
11  assigned under subsections (d) or (f) of this section shall
12  be reduced by twenty percent (20%) for any calendar year in
13  which a special reserve contribution rate is imposed under
14  subsection (g) of this section. Except as hereafter
15  provided, a contributing employer failing to pay all
16  contributions, interest and penalties or to submit all
17  quarterly contribution reports due on his account or any
18  account assumed under W.S. 27-3-507 on or before September
19  30 preceding the effective date of his assigned rate shall
20  be assigned a delinquent rate which shall include a two
21  percent (2%) tax rate increase in his base rate and shall
22  also include in addition thereto the adjustment factors for
23  the next calendar year beginning January 1. The delinquent
24  rate shall not exceed the maximum assignable rate. The

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 1  delinquent rate shall continue to be assigned through and
 2  including the calendar quarter in which the delinquent
 3  employer satisfies his delinquent account by submitting all
 4  payments and contribution reports due. Upon satisfaction of
 5  the delinquent account, the contributing employer shall be
 6  assigned the contribution rate otherwise applicable under
 7  this article beginning the next full calendar quarter.
 8  Provided however, that a delinquent employer shall pay an
 9  assigned delinquent rate for at least the first quarter
10  even if the account is satisfied before January 1 of the
11  new calendar year.

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13         Section 2.  There is appropriated from the general
14  fund three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) to the Wyoming
15  workforce development training fund created under W.S.
16  27-3-210.

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18         Section 3.  This act is effective January 1, 2001.

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20                         (END)

 

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