HB 2278 Text

H. B. 2278

(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump)
[By Request of the Executive]
[Introduced January 18, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]

A BILL to amend and reenact section nine, article nine, chapter twenty-one-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to appropriating federal funds made available to the state for unemployment insurance and job service activities; and establishing deadlines for the obligation of the funds and effective dates for this legislation.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section nine, article nine, chapter twenty-one-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION FUND.
§21A-9-9. Reed Act appropriations.
(a) There is hereby appropriated out of funds made available to this state under section 903 of the Social Security Act, as amended, as codified in 42 U.S.C. §1103, the sum of ~~four hundred thirty-four thousand five hundred seventy-four dollars and eighty-four cents~~ five hundred twelve thousand six hundred fifty-six dollars and twenty-eight cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purpose of property improvements and/or automation enhancements of the unemployment insurance or job service activities within the bureau of employment programs.
(b) No part of the money hereby appropriated may be obligated after the ninth day of March, two thousand one.
(c) The amount obligated pursuant to this section shall not exceed at any time the amount by which: (1) The aggregate of the amounts transferred to the account of this state pursuant to section 903 of the Social Security Act, as codified in 42 U.S.C. §1103; exceeds (2) the aggregate of the amounts obligated for administration and paid out for benefits and required by law to be charged against the amounts transferred to the account of this state.
(d) This section is effective on and after the ninth day of March, one thousand nine hundred ~~ninety-eight~~ ninety-nine.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, moneys credited to the state under section 903 of the Social Security Act, as codified in 42 U.S.C. §1103, with respect to federal fiscal years 1999, 2000 and 2001 are authorized to be used only for the administration of the state's unemployment compensation program.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the bureau of employment programs to accept and expend an extra $78,081.44 of federal funds made available to the state under the Reed Act.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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