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2SSB 6344 - S AMD

    BySenators Sheldon, Owen and Oke

    On page 2, line 2, strike "or" and insert "((or))"

    On page 2, line 3, after "RCW 43.63A.700" insert "; or (d) a county designated by the governor as an eligible area under section 2 of this act"

2SSB 6344 - S AMD

    BySenators Sheldon, Owen and Oke

    On page 3, after line 30, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 82.60 RCW to read as follows:

    The governor is authorized to designate a county as an eligible area for purposes of this chapter if, as a result of a natural disaster or business or military base closure or mass layoff, the twelve-month average unemployment rate using the projected level of new unemployment in the county over the ensuing twelve months added to the base unemployment level in the county for the preceding twelve months will exceed the previous twelve-month average state unemployment rate by forty percent.  The designation shall be effective for a period of twelve months."

    Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

2SSB 6344 - S AMD

    BySenators Sheldon, Owen and Oke

    On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "82.60.050;" insert "adding a new section to chapter 82.60 RCW;"

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