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SENATE BILL 6226
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By Senators Morton, Hochstatter and Oke
Read first time 01/11/2000. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workforce Development.
AN ACT Relating to unemployment compensation and disqualification for refusing to take or failing a substance abuse test; amending RCW 50.20.080; adding a new section to chapter 50.20 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 50.20.080 and 1993 c 483 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) An individual is disqualified for benefits, if the commissioner finds that the individual has failed without good cause, either to apply for available, suitable work when so directed by the employment office or the commissioner, or to accept suitable work when offered the individual, or to return to his or her customary self-employment (if any) when so directed by the commissioner.
(2) If an individual is offered suitable work contingent upon taking or passing a qualifying test or physical examination and the individual refuses to take or fails the test or examination, the offer of work will not be considered an offer under this section. However, an offer of suitable work contingent upon taking or passing a substance abuse test conducted in accordance with chapter 49.82 RCW will be considered an offer under this section.
(3) Such disqualification shall begin with the week of the refusal and thereafter for five calendar weeks and continue until the individual has obtained work and earned wages therefor of not less than five times his or her suspended weekly benefit amount.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 50.20 RCW to read as follows:
The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state or the eligibility of employers in this state for federal unemployment tax credits, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and the finding or determination does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state or the granting of federal unemployment tax credits to employers in this state.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act takes effect July 2, 2000, and applies to new claims filed after July 1, 2000.
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