1481-S4 AMH KESS H5018.1

4SHB 1481 - H AMD 242 FAILED 2-12-96

By Representative Kessler

    On page 12, after line 22, insert the following:

    "(c) A caretaker who is a resident of a county in which the average level of unemployment exceeds the average state unemployment by twenty‑five percent shall receive unreduced monthly benefit payments while he or she is able and available for work as specified in RCW 50.20.010(3) and not employed.  Caretakers who move to an eligible area after the effective date of this section are not eligible for this time limit extension."

EFFECT:  Provides an extension of the time limit for caretakers who are residents of areas with an unemployment rate which exceeds the state average by 25 percent.  A caretaker in one of these areas may receive full monthly benefits until employed if he or she complies with unemployment benefit requirements to actively seek work.  Caretakers may not move to an eligible area to get the extension.

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