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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 1523

Unemployment compensation; create the State Workforce Investment Fund and provide for contributions to the fund.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 26, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 71-5-353 AND 71-5-355, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATION OF STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD BUSINESS, GRANTS RELATED TO TRAINING, AND OTHER PROJECTS AS DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR A REDUCTION IN THE NEWLY SUBJECT EMPLOYER RATE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION INSURANCE FOR ONE YEAR; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT TRAINING FUND AND THE STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ALLOCATION OF THE COSTS OF COLLECTION BETWEEN SUCH FUNDS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF COLLECTIONS TO SUCH FUNDS AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH FUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE FUNDS COLLECTED FOR THE MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT TRAINING FUND FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2014, SHALL BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR THE USE OF THE FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR A COMBINED RATE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT TRAINING FUND AND STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR A GENERAL EXPERIENCE RATE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS OF .2% TO WHICH WILL BE ADDED THE EMPLOYER'S INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE RATE; TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYER'S TOTAL RATE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL NOT EXCEED 5.4%; TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-453, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND TO MODIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE TRAINING ENHANCEMENT FUND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Herb Frierson, John Read, John W. Hines, Sr.

Its course

February 17 to February 26, 2014, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Feb 26 · stopped9 days

AppropriationsFeb 17 to Feb 269 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Feb 26

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 26Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives