SF 241 (LSB 2272XS (3) 88)

SENATE FILE 241

BY  DOTZLER

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to claims for unemployment insurance benefits and including applicability provisions. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 96.11, Code 2019, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  17.  Electronic notifications for weekly claims.  The department shall provide an individual submitting a claim for benefits with an electronic confirmation that the claim was successfully submitted. The confirmation shall include a confirmation number for the claim and shall be provided for each weekly claim. Such confirmation shall not be considered an acknowledgment that a claim is valid.
    Sec. 2.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to any new claim of unemployment benefits with an effective date on or after July 7, 2019.
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 provide an individual submitting a claim for unemployment benefits with an electronic confirmation that the claim was successfully submitted. The confirmation shall include a confirmation number for the claim and shall be provided for each weekly claim. The confirmation shall not be considered an acknowledgment that a claim is valid.
   The bill applies to any new claim of unemployment benefits with an effective date on or after July 7, 2019.