SB 6298-S - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/11/98)

     Declares that an unemployed individual is eligible to participate in a self-employment assistance program if it has been determined that he or she:  (1) Is otherwise eligible for regular unemployment benefits as defined in RCW 50.22.010(5);

     (2) has been identified as likely to exhaust regular unemployment benefits under a profiling system established by the commissioner as defined in P.L. 103-152;

     (3) is enrolled in a self-employment assistance program that is approved by the commissioner, and includes entrepreneurial training, business counseling, and technical assistance; and

     (4) is actively engaged in activities relating to the establishment of a business and becoming self-employed.