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H.B. No. 0101 |
Department of
workforce services. |
Sponsored By: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services
Interim Committee
AN ACT relating
to the department of workforce services; specifying programs that are
transferred to the department of workforce services; specifying duties of the
department and the director of the department; requiring a report;
reestablishing the workforce development training fund; providing for
confidentiality as specified; conforming provisions to reflect
responsibilities; repealing conflicting provisions; providing an appropriation;
and providing for effective dates.
2/1/02 Bill Number Assigned
2/11/02 H Received for Introduction
2/13/02 H Introduced and Referred to H10
ROLL
CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Childers, Cohee,
Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Huckfeldt, Iekel,
Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli,
Meyer, Miller, D., Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux,
Petersen, Philp, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson,
Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger,
Willford and Wostenberg.
Nays:
Representative(s) Burns, Deegan, Gay, Hines, Illoway, Lockhart, McGraw,
Morgan, Reese, Sadler and Watt.
Ayes 49 Nays 11 Excused 0 Absent
0 Conflicts 0
2/18/02 H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL
CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Iekel, McMurtrey, Meuli, Osborn, Paseneaux,
Robinson, Ross, Warren and Wostenberg
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/18/02 H Placed on General File
2/19/02 H Rereferred to H02
2/21/02 H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Baker, Burns, Jones, Philp, Reese, Sadler and Tipton
Ayes 7 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/21/02 H Placed on General File
2/25/02 H Amendments Adopted
HB0101HS001/A
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insert ";".
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"(viii) The
governor may evaluate the appropriateness of the transfers under this subsection
and make further recommendations to the legislature no later than December 31,
2002 with respect to programs that should be included with or excluded from the
transfers to the department of workforce services.".
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"(b) The
governor shall transfer seven (7) full-time equivalent positions where
appropriate and provide adequate funding to the department of workforce
services under the B-11 process beginning April 1, 2002 to assist in planning
by the department prior to implementation of programs transferred to the
department under section 1 of this act.". PASENEAUX, CHAIRMAN
HB0101HS002/F
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million three".
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hundred seventy-three thousand dollars ($273,000.00)". BAKER, CHAIRMAN
HB0101HW001/A
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entirely and insert:
"(vi) The governor shall require the department of
employment, department of family services, department of health, department of
education, department of corrections, the Wyoming business council and the Wyoming
community college commission to enter into memoranda of understanding developed
by the department of workforce services to".
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". The memoranda shall be
developed with participation of the state entities specified, community college
districts and other entities as determined appropriate by the department of
workforce services". PHILP
2/25/02 H Passed CoW
2/26/02 Amendment Adopted
HB0101H2001/AC (CORRECTED COPY)
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Unemployment insurance, including the unemployment insurance commission
of Wyoming.".
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"9-2-2607" and insert "9-2-2606".
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services division and the unemployment compensation division".
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"9-2-2604" and insert "27-3-210".
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"27-3-209(a) and (c),".
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27-3-210(c), 27-3-601(a), 27-3-602(a)(i) and (f), 27-3-603, 27-3-605(a),".
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"27-3-102. Definitions generally.
(a) As used in this act:
(v) "Commission" means the
unemployment commission of Wyoming within the department of employment workforce
services;
(xx)
"Department" means the department of employment established under W.S. 9-2-2002 workforce services;".
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"27-3-210. Workforce
development training fund established.
(c) Expenditures
from the workforce development training fund for purposes authorized in
paragraphs (b)(i) and (ii) of this section shall be approved by the director of
the department of employment workforce services based on procedures, criteria
and performance measures established by regulations. Notification of
expenditures approved under paragraphs (b)(iii) and (iv) of this section and a
copy of the training fund application shall be provided to the Wyoming business
council. The director of the department of employment
workforce services shall report annually
to the governor and the legislature on the expenditures made from the training
fund in the preceding fiscal year and the results of the activities funded by
the training fund.
27-3-601. Unemployment
insurance commission created; composition; terms; vacancies; salary; chairman;
quorum; removal; office; seal.
(a) The
unemployment insurance commission of Wyoming is created within the department
of employment workforce services and shall consist of three (3) members
serving a term of six (6) years each. Appointments, vacancies and expiration of
terms shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103. A member shall not hold any state office or
serve as an officer or on a committee of any political organization during the
term of membership. No more than two
(2) members shall be of the same political party.
27-3-602. Powers
and duties of unemployment insurance commission; personnel.
(a) The
commission shall:
(i) Adopt rules necessary for
the administration of this act by the department of employment
workforce services and the
department, in accordance with law, may make expenditures, require reports,
make investigations and take other action it considers necessary;
(f) The
department of employment workforce services shall provide personnel
necessary to administer this act in accordance with rules of the commission and
determinations of the commission authorized by law. The commission shall not exercise supervisory authority over
those personnel.
27-3-603. Confidentiality
of information.
Except as otherwise provided, information
maintained pursuant to this act shall not be disclosed in a manner which
reveals the identity of the employing unit or individual. The confidentiality limitations of this
section do not apply to transfers of information between the divisions of the
department of employment workforce services so long as the transfer of
information is not restricted by federal law, rule or contract. Any employee
who discloses information outside of the department in violation of federal or
state law may be terminated without progressive discipline.
27-3-605. Responsibilities
of department of workforce services; agreements with other agencies authorized.
(a) The
department of employment workforce services is the successor agency to the Wyoming state employment service division and the
unemployment compensation division which previously existed under the
commission department of employment.
The department shall perform all functions previously performed by those
divisions under chapter 3 for unemployment
compensation.".
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LANDON, MORGAN
2/26/02 H Passed 2nd Reading
2/27/02 Amendment Adopted
HB0101H3001/A
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"(b),".
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2/27/02 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL
CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Boswell, Childers, Cohee, Deegan,
Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hines, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L.,
Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli,
Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux,
Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons,
Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren,
Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.
Nays:
Representative(s) Burns, Diercks, Hessenthaler, Huckfeldt, McGraw and
Sadler.
Excused:
Representative(s) Baker
Ayes 53 Nays 6 Excused 1
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/28/02 S Received for Introduction
2/28/02 S Introduced and Referred to S10
3/4/02 S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Boggs, Case, Massie, Roberts and Scott
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/4/02 S Rereferred to S02
3/6/02 S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL
CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Cathcart, Harris and Larson
Nays:
Senator(s) Hinchey
Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/6/02 S Placed on General File
3/7/02 S Amendments Adopted
HB0101SS001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
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than".
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insert ".".
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insert ".".
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renumber.
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"9-2-2606" insert "9-2-2607".
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"public"; after "employment" insert "and
training".
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"compensation division".
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"27-3-210" insert "9-2-2604".
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"(vi) Conduct a study that assesses the weaknesses, strengths and
opportunities in Wyoming's system of workforce development. By October 1, 2003,
the department shall submit the study to the joint labor, health and social
services interim committee with recommendations for any changes to the systems;
(vii)
Assist the Wyoming workforce development council and the state youth
council in pursing their missions and goals.".
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"9‑2‑2604. Workforce
development training fund established.
(a) There
is established the Wyoming workforce development training fund. The state
treasurer shall invest available revenues in the fund in accordance with law,
and earnings from those investments shall be credited to the fund. The revenues
in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department of workforce
services to be expended as provided in this section.
(b) Revenues
in the Wyoming workforce development training fund may be expended for the
following:
(i) For
all administrative costs incurred by:
(A) The
department of employment associated with establishing, assessing, collecting
and maintaining the state unemployment insurance trust fund and assessing and
collecting the Wyoming workforce development training fund; and
(B) The
department of workforce services associated with maintaining the Wyoming
workforce development training fund.
(ii) To
fund workforce development programs in the department of workforce services
with the approval of the governor;
(iii) To
provide workforce development programs designed to train, retrain or upgrade
work skills for existing Wyoming workers; and
(iv) To
provide training for skills necessary for specific economic development
initiatives.
(c) Expenditures
from the workforce development training fund for purposes authorized in
subsection (b) of this section shall be approved by the director of the
department of workforce services based on procedures, criteria and performance
measures established by regulations. Notification of expenditures approved
under paragraphs (b)(iii) and (iv) of this section and a copy of the training fund
application shall be provided to the Wyoming business council. The director of
the department of workforce services shall report annually to the governor and
the legislature on the expenditures made from the training fund in the
preceding fiscal year and the results of the activities funded by the training
fund.".
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insert "9-2-2606".
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insert "9-2-2607".
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insert "the employing unit or".
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the requesting department or agency".
Page 15-line 13 After "insignificant." insert
"Any employee of the requesting department or agency who discloses
information outside of the department in violation of federal or state law may
be terminated without progressive discipline.".
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"27-3-102(a)(v) and (xx),".
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27‑3‑211(b)(iv),".
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(d) and (f),".
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and insert:
"27‑3‑209. State
unemployment insurance trust fund established.
(a) There
is established the state unemployment insurance trust fund. All state
unemployment insurance contributions collected under W.S. 27‑3‑503
through 27‑3‑505, less refunds, shall be deposited into the fund
and held in trust for the sole and exclusive use of payment on unemployment
insurance benefits. The state treasurer shall invest available revenues in the
fund in accordance with law, and earnings from those investments shall be
credited to the workforce development training fund established in W.S. 27‑3‑210 9‑2‑2604.
(c) If
the state unemployment insurance trust fund is dissolved, all money then in
that fund, less earnings, shall be immediately transferred to the credit of the
state's account in the unemployment compensation fund, regardless of other
provisions of law. Earnings from the state unemployment insurance trust fund
shall be credited to the workforce development training fund established in W.S. 9‑2‑2604. The
governor may dissolve the state unemployment insurance trust fund if he finds
it to be unnecessary based upon the solvency of the unemployment compensation
fund and need for training for Wyoming workers.
27‑3‑211. Employment support
fund established.
(b) Monies
from the employment support fund shall be expended only upon appropriation by
the legislature and shall be withdrawn solely for unemployment compensation
benefits or administrative expenses to:
(iv) Support
employment office programs administered by the
department of workforce services.".
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insert:
"27‑3‑307. Eligibility when
enrolled in approved training program; standards for training program approval.
(a) Notwithstanding
W.S. 27‑3‑306(a)(iii) or 27‑3‑311(a)(ii) and (iii) or
any federal law relating to availability for, active search for, failure to
apply for or refusal to accept suitable work, an otherwise eligible individual
is eligible for benefits for any week if he is:
(i) Enrolled
in a training program approved by the department of
employment and the department of workforce services pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section; or
27‑3‑321. Disclosure of food
stamp over issuance required; notification; amount withheld; payment;
applicability of provisions.
(c) Any
amount deducted and withheld under this section shall be paid by the department
to the department of family workforce services.
(d) Any
amount deducted and withheld under subsection (b) of this section shall for all
purposes be treated as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment
compensation and paid by the individual to the department of family workforce
services as repayment of the individual's uncollected over issuance.
(f) This
section applies only if arrangements have been made for reimbursement by the
department of family workforce services for the administrative costs
incurred by the department under this section which are attributable to the
repayment of uncollected over issuances to the department of family workforce
services.".
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"27-2-111" insert ", 27-3-210".
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insert "2002".
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insert "2002".
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renumber.
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1" insert "April 1".
SCOTT, CHAIRMAN
HB0101SS002/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
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an appropriation;".
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Committee Amendment (HB0101SS001/AE) to lines 4, 8 and 12.
Renumber
as necessary. LARSON, CHAIRMAN
3/7/02 S Passed CoW
3/8/02 Amendment Failed
HB0101S2001/FE (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
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to this line and further amend as follows:
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2003" and insert:
"beginning April 1, 2002. On that date, the governor may begin
transferring programs subject to this act to the department of workforce
services. All programs shall be
transferred by December 31, 2002 and shall be". MASSIE
3/8/02 S Passed 2nd Reading
3/9/02 S Laid Back Without Prejudice
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Barton, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Erb, Geis, Goodenough,
Hinchey, Kinnison, Kunz, Meier, Miller, C., Peck, Schiffer, Vasey and
Youngbauer.
Nays:
Senator(s) Anderson, J., Boggs, Devin, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Job,
Larson, Massie, Mockler, Roberts, Scott and Sessions.
Ayes 17 Nays 13 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/11/02 Amendment Failed
HB0101S3001/FE (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 2-line 8 After "(i)" delete balance of line and insert:
"All positions, personnel, appropriations, property, equipment and
authority in the department of employment are transferred to the department of
workforce services under a type 1 transfer;".
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Page 3-line 10 through 13 Delete including the First Senate Standing
Committee Amendment (HB0101SS001/AE) to these lines. HINCHEY
3/11/02 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Anderson, J., Boggs, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Hanes, Harris,
Hawks, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts,
Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.
Nays:
Senator(s) Barton, Case, Cathcart, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hinchey and
Kinnison.
Ayes 22 Nays 8 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/11/02 H Did Not Concur
ROLL
CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Boswell, Hessenthaler and McGraw.
Nays: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Burns, Childers, Cohee,
Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hines, Huckfeldt,
Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi,
McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas,
Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross,
Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest,
Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.
Ayes 3 Nays 57 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/11/02 H Appointed JCC01 Members
Representative(s) Paseneaux, Osborn
and Diercks.
3/11/02 S Appointed JCC01 Members
Senator(s) Scott, Case and Massie.
3/12/02 H Adopted HB0101JC01
ROLL
CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Diercks,
Edwards, Esquibel, Hageman, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Landon,
Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan,
Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Robinson, Rose,
Ross, Samuelson, Shivler, Simpson, Slater, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi,
Warren, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.
Nays: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Deegan, Eyre, Gay,
Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Jones, McGraw, Philp, Reese, Sadler, Simons,
Stafford and Wasserburger.
Ayes 44 Nays 16 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/12/02 S Adopted HB0101JC01
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Anderson, J., Boggs, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Hanes, Harris,
Hawks, Job, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott,
Sessions and Vasey.
Nays:
Senator(s) Barton, Case, Cathcart, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hinchey,
Kinnison, Kunz, Larson and Youngbauer.
Ayes 19 Nays 11 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
HB0101JC01/AA
Delete the following Senate
amendments:
HB0101SS001/AE
HB0101SS002/AE
Further amend the
ENGROSSED COPY as follows:
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than" insert "beginning".
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that date, the governor may begin transferring programs specified in this
section to the department of workforce services. The program transfers shall be
substantially completed by December 31, 2002, and finalized by June 30, 2003.
The implementation plan shall be".
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insert ".".
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insert ".".
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renumber.
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"9-2-2606" insert "9-2-2607".
Page 7-line 19 After "agency for" delete "the" insert
"public"; after "employment" insert "and
training".
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"compensation division".
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"27-3-210" insert "9-2-2604".
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"(vi) Assist the Wyoming workforce development council and the state
youth council in pursuing their missions and goals.".
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13-After line 21 Insert:
"9‑2‑2604. Workforce
development training fund established.
(a) There
is established the Wyoming workforce development training fund. The state
treasurer shall invest available revenues in the fund in accordance with law,
and earnings from those investments shall be credited to the fund. The revenues
in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department of workforce
services to be expended as provided in this section.
(b) Revenues
in the Wyoming workforce development training fund may be expended for the following:
(i) For
all administrative costs incurred by:
(A) The
department of employment associated with establishing, assessing, collecting
and maintaining the state unemployment insurance trust fund and assessing and
collecting the Wyoming workforce development training fund; and
(B) The
department of workforce services associated with maintaining the Wyoming
workforce development training fund.
(ii) To
fund workforce development programs in the department of workforce services
with the approval of the governor;
(iii) To
provide workforce development programs designed to train, retrain or upgrade
work skills for existing Wyoming workers; and
(iv) To
provide training for skills necessary for specific economic development
initiatives.
(c) Expenditures
from the workforce development training fund for purposes authorized in
subsection (b) of this section shall be approved by the director of the
department of workforce services based on procedures, criteria and performance
measures established by regulations. Notification of expenditures approved
under paragraphs (b)(iii) and (iv) of this section and a copy of the training
fund application shall be provided to the Wyoming business council. The
director of the department of workforce services shall report annually to the
governor and the legislature on the expenditures made from the training fund in
the preceding fiscal year and the results of the activities funded by the
training fund.".
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insert "9-2-2605".
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insert "9-2-2606".
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14-line 15 Delete "9-2-2606"
insert "9-2-2607".
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14-line 20 After "identity
of" insert "the employing unit or".
Page 15-line 1 After "employee" insert "of
the requesting department or agency".
Page 15-line 13 After "insignificant." insert
"Any employee of the requesting department or agency who discloses
information outside of the department in violation of federal or state law may
be terminated without progressive discipline.".
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15-line 17 Delete "27-3-102(a)(v)
and (xx),".
Page 15-line 18 Delete "27-3-210(c)," insert "27-3-209(a) and (c),
27-3-211(b)(iv),".
Page 15-line 19 Delete entirely and insert "27-3-307(a)(i), 27-3-321(c), (d)
and (f),".
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21-lines 1 through 16 Delete entirely
and insert:
"27‑3‑209. State
unemployment insurance trust fund established.
(a) There
is established the state unemployment insurance trust fund. All state
unemployment insurance contributions collected under W.S. 27‑3‑503
through 27‑3‑505, less refunds, shall be deposited into the fund
and held in trust for the sole and exclusive use of payment on unemployment
insurance benefits. The state treasurer shall invest available revenues in the
fund in accordance with law, and earnings from those investments shall be
credited to the workforce development training fund established in W.S. 27‑3‑210 9‑2‑2604.
(c) If
the state unemployment insurance trust fund is dissolved, all money then in
that fund, less earnings, shall be immediately transferred to the credit of the
state's account in the unemployment compensation fund, regardless of other
provisions of law. Earnings from the state unemployment insurance trust fund
shall be credited to the workforce development training fund established in W.S. 9‑2‑2604. The
governor may dissolve the state unemployment insurance trust fund if he finds
it to be unnecessary based upon the solvency of the unemployment compensation
fund and need for training for Wyoming workers.
27‑3‑211. Employment support
fund established.
(b) Monies
from the employment support fund shall be expended only upon appropriation by
the legislature and shall be withdrawn solely for unemployment compensation
benefits or administrative expenses to:
(iv) Support
employment office programs administered by the
department of workforce services.".
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23-lines 1 through 24 Delete.
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insert:
"27‑3‑307. Eligibility when
enrolled in approved training program; standards for training program approval.
(a) Notwithstanding
W.S. 27‑3‑306(a)(iii) or 27‑3‑311(a)(ii) and (iii) or
any federal law relating to availability for, active search for, failure to
apply for or refusal to accept suitable work, an otherwise eligible individual
is eligible for benefits for any week if he is:
(i) Enrolled
in a training program approved by the department of
employment and the department of workforce services pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section; or
27‑3‑321. Disclosure of food
stamp overissuance required; notification; amount withheld; payment;
applicability of provisions.
(c) Any
amount deducted and withheld under this section shall be paid by the department
to the department of family workforce services.
(d) Any
amount deducted and withheld under subsection (b) of this section shall for all
purposes be treated as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment
compensation and paid by the individual to the department of family workforce
services as repayment of the individual's uncollected overissuance.
(f) This
section applies only if arrangements have been made for reimbursement by the
department of family workforce services for the administrative costs
incurred by the department under this section which are attributable to the
repayment of uncollected overissuances to the department of family workforce
services.".
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29-line 15 After
"27-2-111" insert ", 27-3-210".
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30-line 5 After
"services" delete balance of line.
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30-line 6 Delete.
Page 30-line 7 Delete "($2,333,844.00)" insert
"four hundred forty-six thousand nine hundred five dollars
($446,905.00)".
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30-line 17 Delete
"planning".
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30-line 18 Delete.
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30-line 19 Delete
"transferred" insert "implementing transfers".
Page 30-line 24 Delete "July 1" insert "April 1"
PASENEAUX, DIERCKS, OSBORN, SCOTT, MASSIE
3/12/02 Assigned Number HEA No. 0047
3/13/02 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0047
3/13/02 S President Signed HEA No. 0047
3/25/02 Governor
Signed HEA No. 0047 (Line Item Veto)
Chapter 0100 Session
Laws of Wyoming 2002