Bill > H1489

Introduced Session

An act relating to reemployment assistance; amending s. 443.036, F.S.; defining the term "alternative base period" and revising the definition of the term "high quarter" for purposes of the Reemployment Assistance Program Law; amending s. 443.091, F.S.; revising requirements for reemployment assistance benefits eligibility; creating s. 443.092, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Economic Opportunity from denying a person reemployment assistance solely on the basis of pregnancy; amending s. 443.111, F.S.; requiring an alternative base period to be used under certain circumstances when calculating wages in determining qualification for reemployment assistance benefits; requiring the department to contact an individual's employer if certain wage information is unavailable through specified means; specifying that wages that fall within an alternative base period are not available for reuse in subsequent benefit years; requiring the department to adopt rules; revising the weekly benefit amounts an individual may receive; replacing the term "Florida average unemployment rate" with the term "most recent monthly unemployment rate"; increasing the cap on the total benefit amount an individual is entitled to receive during a benefit hb1489-00 HB 1489 year; increasing the duration of benefits; amending ss. 215.425, 443.1216, and 443.131, F.S.; conforming cross-references; reenacting ss. 443.041(2)(b) and 443.1116(6), (7), and (8)(a), F.S., relating to fees and short-time compensation, respectively, to incorporate the amendments made by the act; providing an effective date.

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Dotie Joseph (D)*,  Andrew Learned (D),  Daisy Morales (D), 

Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee (on 03/14/2022)

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