AB 1556 — Unemployment insurance.

Summary

Existing unemployment insurance law requires all standard information employee pamphlets provided by the Employment Development Department concerning unemployment and disability insurance programs to be printed in English and separately in Spanish, or both. This bill would instead require those pamphlets to be printed in English and the 7 other most commonly used languages among participants in each program. This bill would require the department to make pages on its Internet Web site that provide information regarding applying for, and receiving, unemployment insurance benefits available in the 7 languages, other than English, most commonly used by unemployment insurance applicants and claimants. Existing unemployment insurance law requires the Employment Development Department to pay unemployment compensation benefits to unemployed individuals meeting specified requirements. This bill would require the Director of Employment Development to periodically review policies and practices used to determine eligibility for and the amount of benefits in the unemployment insurance program, as specified, and report to the Legislature the results of the first review on or before July 1, 2015. Existing law prohibits an unemployed individual from being disqualified for benefits solely on the basis that he or she is a student. This bill would prohibit an unemployed individual who is meeting specified requirements and is certifying for continued unemployment compensation from being scheduled for a determination of eligibility for a week in which the individual commenced or is participating in a training or education program and has notified the Employment Development Department of the training or education program. This bill would permit the department to schedule and conduct a determination of eligibility if the department determines that the commencement of, or the ongoing participation in, a training or education program conflicts with the eligibility requirements for unemployment compensation. Because this bill would make changes to existing eligibility requirements for unemployment compensation benefits that would result in additional amounts being payable from the Unemployment Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation. Existing law requires claims for unemployment compensation to be made in accordance with authorized regulations of the director. This bill would require a continued claim for unemployment benefits to be submitted within a specified period. It would also prohibit an unemployed individual from being disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits solely on the basis that the continued claim was submitted within a specified period.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/17/14 - Chaptered Current pdf September 17, 2014
• Enrolled 08/22/14 - Enrolled pdf August 22, 2014
• Amended 06/17/14 - Amended Senate pdf June 17, 2014
• Amended 06/04/14 - Amended Senate pdf June 04, 2014
• Amended 03/17/14 - Amended Assembly pdf March 17, 2014
• Introduced 01/27/14 - Introduced pdf January 27, 2014
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Action History

1. September 17, 2014

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 377, Statutes of 2014.

2. September 17, 2014

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 04, 2014

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. August 21, 2014

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 22. Page 6272.).

5. August 19, 2014

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 19, 2014

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 10. Page 4606.).

7. June 24, 2014

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. June 23, 2014

   From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

9. June 17, 2014

   From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

10. June 11, 2014

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. June 04, 2014

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

12. May 08, 2014

    Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

13. April 21, 2014

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

14. April 21, 2014

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 21. Page 4471.)

15. April 10, 2014

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

16. April 09, 2014

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 9).

17. April 02, 2014

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

18. March 18, 2014

    Re-referred to Com. on INS.

19. March 17, 2014

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.

20. February 06, 2014

    Referred to Com. on INS.

21. January 28, 2014

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.

22. January 27, 2014

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Frazier · Cosponsor
• Perea · Primary
• Wieckowski · Cosponsor
• Jeff Gonzalez · Cosponsor
• Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor

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