HB 2456 - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Requires the department of commerce, the employment security department, and the department of labor and industries to consult local chambers of commerce, associate development organizations, and businesses to initiate a demonstration campaign to increase employment for 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 deployment 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.