House
File
2189
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2189
BY
RUNNING-MARQUARDT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
eligible
programs
for
training
approved
by
1
the
director
of
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
2
individuals
claiming
unemployment
insurance
benefits.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
96.4,
subsection
6,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
An
otherwise
eligible
individual
shall
not
be
denied
3
benefits
for
any
week
because
the
individual
is
in
training
4
with
the
approval
of
the
director,
nor
shall
the
individual
5
be
denied
benefits
with
respect
to
any
week
in
which
the
6
individual
is
in
training
with
the
approval
of
the
director
by
7
reason
of
the
application
of
the
provision
in
subsection
3
of
8
this
section
relating
to
availability
for
work,
and
an
active
9
search
for
work
or
the
provision
of
section
96.5,
subsection
10
3
,
relating
to
failure
to
apply
for
or
a
refusal
to
accept
11
suitable
work.
However,
an
employer’s
account
shall
not
be
12
charged
with
benefits
so
paid.
Eligible
programs
for
such
13
training
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
apprenticeship
14
programs
registered
with
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
15
office
of
apprenticeship.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
provides
that
eligible
programs
for
training
20
approved
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
workforce
21
development
for
individuals
claiming
unemployment
insurance
22
benefits
shall
include
but
are
not
limited
to
apprenticeship
23
programs
registered
with
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
24
office
of
apprenticeship.
25
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