HB 2456-S - DIGEST |
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/07/18) |
Requires the department of veterans affairs, the employment security department, and the department of commerce to consult local chambers of commerce, associate development organizations, and businesses to initiate a demonstration campaign to increase employment for veterans and the spouses of military members on active duty. |
Directs the commissioner of the employment security department to: (1) Conduct a study of the unemployment insurance program to determine what barriers to eligibility military spouses face while on reassignment overseas; and |
(2) Confer with the United States department of labor on what regulatory and other actions can be taken to provide greater opportunities for those persons to participate in the unemployment insurance program. |