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IA HF2156

IA HF2156
A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of certain individuals employed by educational institutions for unemployment insurance benefits between two successive academic years or terms.

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Introduced
01/26/2026
In Committee
01/26/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

91st General Assembly

Bill Summary

Current law provides that an individual is not eligible for unemployment insurance benefits based on service in a capacity that is not an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity for an educational institution for any week of unemployment that begins during the period between two successive academic years or terms, if the individual performs the services in the first of such academic years or terms and has reasonable assurance that the individual will perform services for the second of such academic years or terms. If the individual is not offered an opportunity to perform the services for an educational institution for the second of such academic years or terms, the individual is entitled to retroactive payments of such benefits. This bill strikes the provision. The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of any state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under Code section 257.16. The specification is deemed to constitute state compliance with any state mandate funding-related requirements of Code section 25B.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.

AI Summary

This bill modifies the rules for unemployment insurance benefits for individuals employed by educational institutions, specifically concerning the period between academic years or terms. Previously, individuals employed in non-instructional, research, or principal administrative roles at educational institutions were generally ineligible for unemployment benefits during breaks between academic years or terms if they had a reasonable expectation of continued employment. This bill strikes that provision, meaning these individuals may now be eligible for benefits during these breaks, even if they have an assurance of future employment. The bill also clarifies that benefits are not paid during established vacation periods or holiday recesses if the individual performed services before the break and has reasonable assurance of performing services after the break, but this clarification applies only to instructional, research, or principal administrative roles. Furthermore, the bill specifies that any costs associated with this change, if deemed a state mandate, will be paid by school districts using their state school foundation aid, rather than by the state government.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (22)

Last Action

Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 150. (on 01/26/2026)

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