SF 2129 (LSB 5664XS (2) 87)

SENATE FILE 2129

BY  BROWN

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for verification by the department of workforce development of work search contacts by individuals claiming unemployment insurance benefits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  96.36  Work search verification.
   The department shall establish by rule pursuant to chapter 17A a process for verification of the work search efforts of each individual subject to the work search requirements of section 96.4, subsection 3, for whom the work search requirements are not waived or inapplicable. The process shall provide for the verification of at least one work search contact by each individual on at least a biweekly basis. The department shall require each individual to provide the department with any information necessary to carry out the verification process. The verification process shall include a request by the department to an employer or other entity designated by the individual to confirm that the individual made a work search contact. The employer or other entity shall respond to such a request within one calendar week.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of workforce development to establish a process by rule for verification of the work search efforts of each individual claiming unemployment insurance benefits who is subject to the work search requirements of the unemployment insurance program. 
   The process shall provide for the verification of at least one work search contact by each individual on at least a biweekly basis. The process shall include a request by the department to an employer or other entity designated by the individual to confirm that the individual made a work search contact. The employer or other entity shall respond to such a request within one calendar week.