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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 380

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Relating to: work search requirements for unemployment insurance and the suspension of a rule of the Department of Workforce Development.

Administrative rules Unemployment insurance Workforce development department of Youth

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a claimant for UI benefits is generally required to search for

work each week in order to remain eligible, but the Department of Workforce

Development is required to waive these requirements under certain circumstances.

Under current law, DWD has limited rule-making authority to modify the

availability of waivers or establish additional waivers if necessary to comply with a

requirement under federal law or if specifically allowed under federal law. DWD has,

by emergency rule, waived the work search requirement for all claimants to respond

to the spread of COVID-19.

This bill prohibits DWD from waiving the work search requirement for any

reason that is related to COVID-19 or the the COVID-19 pandemic or a public health

emergency that is in response to or otherwise related to COVID-19.

The bill is introduced as required by s. 227.26 (2) (f), stats., in support of the

action of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules in suspending

DWD emergency rule 2106 on May 19, 2021. The suspended emergency rule provided

for a waiver of the work search requirement and addressed provisions governing

claimants being able to work and available for work in order to claim UI benefits.

Sponsors

Full history

  1. Jun 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules

  2. Jun 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. Jun 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Report without recommendation pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(h), Wisconsin Statutes, by Committee on Workforce Development

  4. Jun 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 6-29-2021

  5. Jun 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes

  6. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Workforce Development

  7. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1