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2014 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2958

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

Became law as Chapter 504, Laws of 2014, signed April 21, 2014, 61 days after it was filed.

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 PROVIDE FOR A REDUCTION IN THE NEWLY SUBJECT EMPLOYER RATE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION INSURANCE FOR ONE YEAR; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT TRAINING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT TRAINING FUND AND STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD BANK ACCOUNT; TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY IN STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD BANK ACCOUNT 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 REQUIRE THE MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS IN THE STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD BANK ACCOUNT; TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THE MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE TRAINING NEEDS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN COLLECTIONS TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AND TRAINING FUND HOLDING ACCOUNT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE FUNDS COLLECTED FOR THE MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT TRAINING FUND SHALL BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF THE FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT TRAINING CONTRIBUTIONS AND STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT CONTRIBUTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT TRAINING CONTRIBUTIONS AND STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT CONTRIBUTIONS COLLECTED SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AND TRAINING HOLDING ACCOUNT; 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 ENHANCEMENT TRAINING AND STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE 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 Senate

Its course

February 19 to April 21, 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 action25 actions on 16 days

In the SenateFeb 19 to Feb 267 days

FinanceFeb 19 to Feb 201 day

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Mar 1820 days

AppropriationsMar 11 to Mar 176 days

Back in the SenateMar 18 to Apr 417 days

With the GovernorApr 4 to Apr 2117 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 18

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

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

In the Senate Feb 19 – Feb 26

  1. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Feb 20Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 26Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 27Sent to the House
  2. Mar 11Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  3. Mar 17Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Read the third time in the House
  5. Mar 18Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 19 – Apr 4

  1. Mar 19Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 20Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 28Conferees named in the Senate: Fillingane, Kirby and Brown
  4. Conferees named in the House: Frierson, Bell and Read
  5. Mar 29Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 30Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  8. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  9. Conference report filed in the Senate
  10. Conference report filed in the House
  11. Mar 31Conference report adopted in the House
  12. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  13. Apr 4Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 7 – Apr 21

  1. Apr 7Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 21Approved by the Governor
All 25 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Feb 20Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 26Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 26PassedSenate
  5. Feb 27Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 11Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 17Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 17Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 18AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 18Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 19Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 20Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  13. Mar 28Conferees Named Fillingane,Kirby,BrownSenate
  14. Mar 28Conferees Named Frierson,Bell,ReadHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 29Conference Report FiledSenate
  16. Mar 29Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 30Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 30Recommitted For Further ConfSenate
  19. Mar 30Conference Report FiledSenate
  20. Mar 30Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  21. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  22. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  23. Apr 4Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  24. Apr 7Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  25. Apr 21Approved by GovernorGovernor