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SENATE
FILE
372
BY
TOWNSEND
,
DOTZLER
,
DONAHUE
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
STAED
,
PETERSEN
,
QUIRMBACH
,
WEINER
,
and
WAHLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
eligibility
for
unemployment
benefits.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
2
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Section
1.
Section
96.4,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
this
chapter
to
the
3
contrary,
the
department
may
establish
by
rule
a
process
to
4
waive
or
alter
the
work
search
requirements
of
this
subsection
5
for
a
claim
for
benefits
if
an
individual
has
a
reasonable
6
expectation
that
the
individual
will
be
returning
to
employment
7
and
is
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
industry
or
a
member
in
8
good
standing
of
a
union
therein
eligible
for
referral
for
9
employment.
To
be
considered
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
10
industry,
an
individual
must
be
on
a
short-term
seasonal
or
11
temporary
layoff.
If
work
is
not
available
at
the
conclusion
12
of
the
layoff
period
due
to
short-term
circumstances
beyond
13
the
employer’s
control,
the
employer
may
request
an
extension
14
of
the
waiver
or
alteration
for
up
to
two
weeks
from
the
15
department.
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“short-term
16
seasonal
or
temporary
layoff”
means
a
layoff
period
of
sixteen
17
weeks
or
less
due
to
seasonal
weather
conditions
or
other
18
conditions
that
impact
the
ability
to
perform
work
related
to
19
highway
construction,
repair,
or
maintenance
with
a
specific
20
return-to-work
date
verified
by
the
employer
.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
96.5,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
2025,
22
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraphs:
23
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(4)
(a)
If
the
individual
has
a
24
reasonable
expectation
that
the
individual
will
be
returning
25
to
employment,
as
defined
by
the
department
by
rule,
and
26
is
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
industry
or
is
a
member
in
27
good
standing
of
a
union
therein
eligible
for
referral
for
28
employment.
29
(b)
To
be
considered
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
industry,
30
an
individual
must
be
on
a
short-term
seasonal
or
temporary
31
layoff
as
defined
in
section
96.4,
subsection
3.
32
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(5)
If
all
of
the
following
circumstances
33
apply:
34
(a)
The
individual
is
unemployed
due
to
the
individual’s
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employer
temporarily
ceasing
operations
or
going
out
of
1
business
at
the
factory,
establishment,
or
other
premises
at
2
which
the
individual
was
last
employed.
3
(b)
The
reason
for
the
employer
going
out
of
business
was
a
4
result
of
unforeseen
circumstances,
including
but
not
limited
5
to
cybersecurity
attacks.
6
(c)
The
individual
has
a
reasonable
expectation
that
the
7
individual
will
be
returning
to
employment
with
the
employer
8
that
temporarily
ceased
operations
or
went
out
of
business.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
relates
to
unemployment
benefits.
13
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
workforce
development
14
may
establish
by
rule
a
process
to
waive
or
alter
the
work
15
search
requirements
for
a
claim
for
benefits
if
an
individual
16
has
a
reasonable
expectation
that
the
individual
will
be
17
returning
to
employment
and
is
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
18
industry
or
a
member
in
good
standing
of
a
union
therein
19
eligible
for
referral
for
employment.
To
be
considered
20
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
industry,
an
individual
must
21
be
on
a
“short-term
temporary
layoff”,
which
is
defined
as
22
a
layoff
period
of
16
weeks
or
less
due
to
seasonal
weather
23
conditions
that
impact
the
ability
to
perform
work
related
to
24
highway
construction,
repair,
or
maintenance
with
a
specific
25
return-to-work
date
verified
by
the
employer.
The
bill
changes
26
the
defined
term
to
“short-term
seasonal
or
temporary
layoff”,
27
provides
that
conditions
other
than
weather
conditions
are
28
included
in
the
definition,
and
strikes
the
language
that
the
29
work
to
be
performed
must
be
related
to
highway
construction,
30
repair,
or
maintenance
and
must
have
a
specific
return-to-work
31
date
verified
by
the
employer.
32
The
bill
provides
that
benefits
shall
not
be
denied
to
33
an
eligible
individual
for
refusing
to
accept
work
if
the
34
individual
has
a
reasonable
expectation
that
the
individual
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will
be
returning
to
employment,
as
defined
by
the
department
1
by
rule,
and
is
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
industry
or
is
2
a
member
in
good
standing
of
a
union
therein
eligible
for
3
referral
for
employment.
To
be
considered
attached
to
a
4
regular
job
or
industry,
an
individual
must
be
on
a
short-term
5
seasonal
or
temporary
layoff.
6
The
bill
provides
that
benefits
shall
not
be
denied
to
7
an
eligible
individual
for
refusing
to
accept
work
if
the
8
individual
is
unemployed
due
to
the
individual’s
employer
9
temporarily
ceasing
operations
or
going
out
of
business
at
10
the
factory,
establishment,
or
other
premises
at
which
the
11
individual
was
last
employed;
the
reason
for
the
employer
going
12
out
of
business
was
a
result
of
unforeseen
circumstances;
13
and
the
individual
has
a
reasonable
expectation
that
the
14
individual
will
be
returning
to
employment
with
the
employer
15
that
temporarily
ceased
operations
or
went
out
of
business.
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