SB 11 — Revises provisions relating to the payment of extended unemployment benefits. (BDR 53-306)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

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11–COMMITTEE ON C OMMERCE AND L ABOR (ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY D IVISION OF THED EPARTMENT OF E MPLOYMENT , TRAINING AND REHABILITATION ) P REFILED OCTOBER 30, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the payment of extended unemployment benefits.

(BDR 53-306) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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The Unemployment Compensation Law, in general, makes persons who have become unemployed and comply with certain requirements eligible for benefits from the Unemployment Compensation Fund in an amount based on the person’s previous wages for employment.

(Chapter 612 of NRS) Existing law provides for the payment of extended unemployment benefits to a person who has exhausted his or her regular unemployment benefits and who meets certain eligibility requirements during an extended benefit period.

99-177, as amended) While certain federal payments relating to unemployment compensation are exempt from sequestration, federal payments to a state for the federal share of extended unemployment benefits are not weeklyexempt. payment of extended unemployment benefits for any week of state to reduce each unemployment during any period in which federal payments to the state are reduced under a sequestration order by a percentage not to exceed the percentage by which the federal payment to the state is to be reduced for the week as a result of the order.

§ 906(i)(2))906(i)(1)) -Existing *SB11*federal –law 2authorizes –a Sectionstate 2to ofreduce thiseach billweekly requirespayment thatof the weekly extended benefitunemployment amountbenefits payable to a person be reduced for any week of unemployment during aany period in which federal payments to thisthe Statestate are reduced asunder a result of sequestration order by a percentage equalnot to exceed the percentage ofby which the reductionfederal inpayment to the federalstate payment.is to be reduced for the week as a result of the order.

(2 U.S.C.

§ 906(i)(2)) Section 2 of this bill requires that the weekly extended benefit amount payable to a person be reduced for any week during a period in which federal payments to this State are reduced as a result of sequestration by a percentage equal to the percentage of the reduction in the federal payment.

The guidance specifies that a state which provides for such reductions is required to provide notice to a claimant and an opportunity to appeal the calculation of the amounts.

Dept.DeptSection 2 requires the Administrator of the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to provide a notice containing certain information to any person whose weekly extended benefit amount has been reduced as a result of sequestration.

of Labor UIPL 7-24 (2024)) Section 2 requires the Administrator of the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to provide a notice amount has been reduced as a result of sequestration.

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“Extended benefit period” means a period which begins with the third week after a week for which there is a Nevada “on” indicator and ends with the third week after the first week for which there is a Nevada “off” indicator or the 13th consecutive week after it began, except that no extended benefit period may begin by reason of a Nevada “on” indicator before the 14th week following the end of a prior extended benefit period which was in effect for Nevada, unless federal law authorizes an extended benefit period to beginbenefit beforeperiod.e the 14th week following the end of a prior extended benefit2. period.

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- *SB11* – 3 – (1) Equaled or exceeded 120 percent of the average of those rates for the corresponding 13-week period ending in each of the preceding 2 calendar years and equaled or exceeded 5 percent;

(1)(2) Equaled or exceeded 6.5110 percent;percent of the average rate for the corresponding 3-month period ending in either of the 2 preceding calendar years.

and- (2)83rd EqualedSession or(2025) exceeded– 1103 percent– of3. the average rate for the corresponding 3-month period ending in either of the 2 preceding calendar years.

3.There is a “Nevada ‘off’ indicator” for a week if the Administrator determines, in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary of Labor, that for the period consisting of that week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks, the rate of insured une(a) Was less than 120 percent of the average of those rates for the corresponding 13-week period ending in each of the preceding 2 calendar years;

There is a “Nevada ‘off’ indicator” for a week if the Administrator determines, in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary of Labor, that for the period consisting of that week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks, the rate of insured unemployment in Nevada (not seasonally adjusted):

(a) Was less than 120 percent of the average of those rates for the corresponding 13-week period ending in each of the preceding 2 calendar years;

§§ 8501 et seq.) payable to a - *SB11* – 4 – person under the provisions of NRS 612.377 to 612.3786, inclusive, for the weeks of unemployment in the person’s eligibility period.period., 7.

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9.- 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – of unemployment in the person’s eligibility period:t to any week (a) Has received, before that week, all of the regular, seasonal or nonseasonal benefits that were available to him or her under this chapter or any other state law (including augmented weekly benefits for dependents and benefits payable to federal civilian employees and ex-servicemen or ex-servicewomen under 5 U.S.C.

“Exhaustee” means a person who, with respect to any week of unemployment in the person’s eligibility period:

(a) Has received, before that week, all of the regular, seasonal or nonseasonal benefits that were available to him or her under this chapter or any other state law (including augmented weekly benefits for dependents and benefits payable to federal civilian employees and ex-servicemen or ex-servicewomen under 5 U.S.C.

or (b) His or her benefit year having expired before that week, has no, or insufficient, wages on the basis of which the person could establish a new benefit year which would include that week,  and has no right to unemployment benefits or allowances, as the case may be, under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 4545the U.S.C.

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612.3776 [The] 1.extended benefit amount payable to a person for a week of total unemployment in the person’s eligibility period is:

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the weekly extended benefit amount payable to a person for a week of total unemployment in the person’s eligibility period is:

If the amount - 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – computed in accordance with this [subsection] paragraph is not a multiple of $1 it must be computed to the next lower multiple of $1.

For any week during a period in which federal payments made to this State pursuant to section 204 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, Public Law 91-373, as amended, are reduced pursuant to an order issued pursuant to section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, Public Law 99-177, as amended, the weekly extended benefit amount payable to a person for a week of total unemployment in the person’s eligibility period must be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage of the reduction in the federal payment.