SB2 H FIN AMT

Chakmakian 3260

The Committee on Finance moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Com. Sub. for S.B. 2 – “A BILL to amend and reenact §21A-2D-2 and §21A-2D-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, as contained in Chapter 273, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2021; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §21A-2D-2a; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §21A-3-1, §21A-3-2 and §21A-3-3; to amend and reenact §21A-6-1, §21A-6-3 and §21A-6-10 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §21A-6-1d, all relating to unemployment compensation; indexing unemployment benefits based on the state average unemployment rate; providing for calculating maximum benefit rate; modifying benefit table consistent with adoption of indexing; requiring Workforce West Virginia Commissioner take certain actions to verify unemployment insurance claim program integrity; requiring commissioner to review suspicious or potentially improper claims under certain circumstances; defining state average unemployment rate; limiting the maximum duration of unemployment benefits based on the state average unemployment rate; requiring Workforce West Virginia to promulgate legislative rules; establishing internal effective dates; reducing maximum benefit for each wage class; requiring work search activities to qualify for unemployment benefits; defining what constitutes work search activities; mandating submittal of proof of work search activities; providing for verification of work search activities; granting commissioner of Workforce West Virginia discretion in verification of work search activities; mandating establishment of process to refer individuals seeking unemployment benefits to job opportunities; requiring individuals receiving referrals to suitable work to apply for and accept that work; mandating employers to report refusal of offer of employment to commissioner; allowing individuals who accept part-time employment to receive unemployment benefits without reduction for wages under certain circumstances; making certain individuals applying for or receiving unemployment benefits exempt from work search requirements; establishing process for notification of work search activity requirements; and authorizing the receipt of unemployment benefits by an otherwise eligible person who has left employment due to his or her employer denying his or her request for a medical or religious exemption regarding a COVID-19 vaccination requirement.”

Adopted

Rejected