Minutes for SB177 - Committee on Commerce

Short Title

Changing provisions of the employment security law including creation of the unemployment compensation modernization and improvement council, development of a new unemployment insurance information technology system, provision of tax information to claimants, publication of trust fund data, the maximum benefit period, the charging of employer accounts for benefits paid, employer contribution rate determination and schedules, abolishment of the employment security interest assessment fund, crediting of employer accounts for fraudulent or erroneous payments, transfers from the state general fund to the unemployment insurance trust fund for improper benefit payments, changes to the shared work compensation program and other unemployment trust fund provisions.

Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Chairman Olson resumed the hearing on SB177 for opponent testimony. He called upon Ty Dragoo for opponent testimony. Mr. Dragoo insisted that the labor community should be represented on the proposed council and that the overly punitive five year fraud list for people who are financially current must be addressed.

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Written-Only OPPONENT Testimony

Andy Sanchez, AFL-CIO

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Jake Miller, Working Kansas Alliance

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Matthew Hall, Teamsters Joint Council 56

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Michael Shuey, International Union of Operating Engineers

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Alise Martinay, Greater Kansas City Building and Construction Trades Council

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