Senate Study Bill 3093 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE BILL BY CHAIRPERSON DICKEY) A BILL FOR An Act relating to claims for unemployment insurance benefits 1 and including effective date provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5399XC (6) 90 je/js

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 96.4, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 8. a. For each week, the individual 3 has performed a minimum of four work search activities and 4 documented and reported each activity to the department. One 5 of the activities shall be verifiable in real time by the 6 department. 7 b. At least three of the four work search activities for 8 the purposes of this subsection shall consist of one of the 9 following: 10 (1) Applying for a potential job opening by submitting a 11 resume or application through any of the following means: 12 (a) Online. 13 (b) In person. 14 (c) Electronic mail. 15 (d) Facsimile. 16 (e) Mail. 17 (2) Completing a civil service exam. 18 c. Additional work search activities for the purposes of 19 this subsection consist of any of the following: 20 (1) If the individual is a veteran as defined in section 21 35.1, submitting a resume to the state’s home base Iowa 22 program. 23 (2) Registering with a placement facility of a school or 24 college. 25 (3) Interviewing for a job either virtually, in person, or 26 at a job fair. 27 (4) Attending an employment workshop organized or approved 28 by the department, which may include completing an online 29 or in-person job search workshop, job club, or job search 30 networking meeting. 31 (5) Attending a job fair sponsored or approved by the 32 department. 33 (6) Attending a scheduled career networking meeting with 34 the department. 35 -1- LSB 5399XC (6) 90 je/js 1/ 3

S.F. _____ (7) With the assistance and guidance of the department, 1 completing a reemployment plan, which may include completing 2 career direction research or work such as a job search plan or 3 a targeted employer list. 4 (8) Participating in job search counseling with a 5 department career planner. 6 (9) Attending an appointment with a core program partner 7 authorized by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 8 Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128. 9 (10) Participating in online or in-person mock interviews 10 organized or approved by the department. 11 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 96.33 Verification of claimant 12 identity. 13 1. When a claimant makes a claim for benefits, the 14 department shall verify the identity of the claimant before 15 payment of benefits to the claimant. 16 2. The department shall use multi-factor authentication 17 to verify the identity of any claimant submitting a claim for 18 benefits through an internet site or online portal used by the 19 department for the purpose of accepting claims for benefits. 20 3. The department shall verify the identity of a claimant, 21 as required by subsections 1 and 2, at least once per benefit 22 year. 23 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect January 1, 24 2025. 25 EXPLANATION 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 27 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 28 This bill relates to claims for unemployment insurance 29 benefits. 30 The bill requires an individual to perform a minimum of 31 four work search activities, and document and report each 32 activity to the department of workforce development, each week 33 in order to be eligible for unemployment benefits for the week. 34 The bill specifies work search activities that satisfy these 35 -2- LSB 5399XC (6) 90 je/js 2/ 3

S.F. _____ requirements. 1 The bill requires the department to verify the identity 2 of a claimant before payment of unemployment benefits to 3 the claimant. The bill also requires the department to use 4 multi-factor authentication to verify the identity of any 5 claimant submitting a claim for benefits through an internet 6 site or online portal. These verifications are required at 7 least once per benefit year. 8 The bill takes effect January 1, 2025. 9 -3- LSB 5399XC (6) 90 je/js 3/ 3