SF 2087 (LSB 5126SV (1) 91)

SENATE FILE 2087

BY  COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3005)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to work search requirements for unemployment benefits for certain individuals with disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 96.4, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  Permitted weekly work search activities for purposes of this subsection shall include the following:
   (1)  For an individual with an intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, or traumatic brain injury, participation in a program offered or approved by the division of vocational rehabilitation services established in the department that is designed to provide rehabilitative support to such individuals.
   (2)  For an individual who is blind, participation in a program offered by the department for the blind that is designed to assist such individuals in gaining or maintaining employment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that weekly work search activities for purposes of eligibility for unemployment benefits include certain specified activities for certain individuals with disabilities.
   An individual with an intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, or traumatic brain injury may participate in a program offered or approved by the division of vocational rehabilitation services established in the department of workforce development that is designed to provide rehabilitative support to such individuals.
   An individual who is blind may participate in a program offered by the department for the blind that is designed to assist such individuals in gaining or maintaining employment.