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MN SF1044

MN SF1044
Secondary students unemployment eligibility modification


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Introduced
02/15/2021
In Committee
02/15/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/23/2022

Introduced Session

92nd Legislature 2021-2022

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to unemployment; modifying eligibility for secondary students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 268.085, subdivision 2; 268.133.

AI Summary

This bill modifies the eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits for secondary students in Minnesota. The key provisions are: (1) removing the ineligibility for unemployment benefits for weeks that occur while the applicant is a student in attendance at or on vacation from a secondary school, and (2) allowing dislocated workers participating in the CLIMB (Converting Layoffs into Minnesota Businesses) program to receive unemployment benefits while in entrepreneurial training, with the commissioner able to waive certain requirements such as the deductible earnings provisions and the 32-hour work limitation. The bill specifies that these changes are effective August 1, 2021.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

Senate Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy (15:00 2/24/2021 ) (on 02/24/2021)

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