S-5085

   Amend  the amendment, S-5080, to Senate File 2131, as follows:
   1.  Page 2, line 35, by striking <thirty-nine twenty-six> and inserting <thirty-nine>
   2.  Page 6, after line 4 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 96.5, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new subparagraphs:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (4)  (a)  If the individual has a reasonable expectation that the individual will be returning to employment, as defined by the department by rule, and is attached to a regular job or industry or is a member in good standing of a union therein eligible for referral for employment.
   (b)  To be considered attached to a regular job or industry, an individual must be on a short-term seasonal temporary layoff as defined by the department by rule.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (5)  If all of the following circumstances apply:
   (a)  The individual is unemployed due to the individual’s employer temporarily ceasing operations or going out of business at the factory, establishment, or other premises at which the individual was last employed.
   (b)  The reason for the employer going out of business was a result of unforeseen circumstances, including but not limited to cybersecurity attacks.
   (c)  The individual has a reasonable expectation that the individual will be returning to employment with the employer that temporarily ceased operations or went out of business.>
   3.  By renumbering as necessary.

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NATE BOULTON

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WILLIAM A. DOTZLER, JR.

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TONY BISIGNANO

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PAM JOCHUM

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TODD TAYLOR