HB 288 - Requires Term of Unemployment Benefits be Pegged to Unemployment Rate - Missouri Key Vote
Paul Curtman voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Placed on Calendar
- May 9, 2017
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 23, 2017
- Introduced
- Jan. 4, 2017
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Title: Requires Term of Unemployment Benefits be Pegged to Unemployment Rate
Title: Requires Term of Unemployment Benefits be Pegged to Unemployment Rate
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill limiting the term of unemployment benefits based on the state's unemployment rate, effective January 1, 2018.
Highlights:
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Specifies that the term of unemployment benefits is 20 weeks if the Missouri average unemployment rate is 9 percent or higher, and 13 weeks if the rate is below 6 percent (Sec. A).
- Requires an adjustment of the eligibility period by one week for each half percentage change in the unemployment rate (Sec. A).
Title: Requires Term of Unemployment Benefits be Pegged to Unemployment Rate