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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 96.6, subsection 3, unnumbered 1 2 paragraph 2, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 3AppealsNotwithstanding any provision of section 17A.11 to 1 4 the contrary, appeals from the initial determination shall be 1 5 heard by an administrative law judge employed by the 1 6 department. An administrative law judge employed by the 1 7 department shall have the same qualifications as an 1 8 administrative law judge employed by the division of 1 9 administrative hearings of the department of inspections and 1 10 appeals. An administrative law judge's decision may be 1 11 appealed by any party to the employment appeal board created 1 12 in section 10A.601. The decision of the appeal board is final 1 13 agency action and an appeal of the decision shall be made 1 14 directly to the district court. 1 15 Sec. 2. Section 96.7, subsection 4, unnumbered paragraph 1 16 3, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 17 A hearing on an appeal shall be conducted according to 1 18 rules adopted by the department. The rules shall provide, 1 19 notwithstanding any provision of section 17A.11 to the 1 20 contrary, that the hearing shall be conducted by an 1 21 administrative law judge employed by the department. An 1 22 administrative law judge employed by the department shall have 1 23 the same qualifications as an administrative law judge 1 24 employed by the division of administrative hearings of the 1 25 department of inspections and appeals. A copy of the decision 1 26 of the administrative law judge shall be sent by regular mail 1 27 to the last address, according to the records of the 1 28 department, of each affected employing unit or employer. 1 29 EXPLANATION 1 30 This bill relates to the employment status and 1 31 qualifications of administrative law judges hearing certain 1 32 administrative appeals involving unemployment compensation 1 33 issues. Code section 96.6, subsection 3, which concerns 1 34 appeals of an initial determination of a benefit decision 1 35 concerning unemployment compensation, and Code section 96.7, 2 1 subsection 4, which concerns appeals of employer liability 2 2 determinations, are both amended by this bill. 2 3 The bill provides that in both instances, appeals shall be 2 4 heard by an administrative law judge employed by the 2 5 department of workforce development notwithstanding any 2 6 provision of Code chapter 17A to the contrary. The bill also 2 7 provides that administrative law judges employed by the 2 8 department of workforce development shall meet the same 2 9 qualifications as those employed through the division of 2 10 administrative hearings of the department of inspections and 2 11 appeals. 2 12 LSB 1606HV 78 2 13 ec/cf/24
Text: HF00716 Text: HF00718 Text: HF00700 - HF00799 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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