S0250B0541A00573 PWK:CMD 03/28/17 #90 A00573
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 250
Sponsor: SENATOR GORDNER
Printer's No. 541
Amend Bill, page 1, line 15, by inserting after "penalties,""
in administration of act, providing for unemployment
compensation call centers; and,
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 21 through 23, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. The act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937
P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, is
amended by adding a section to read:
Section 202.1. Unemployment Compensation Call Centers.
Before closing an unemployment compensation call center, the
department shall submit a report to the chairperson and minority
chairperson of the Labor and Industry Committee of the Senate
and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Labor and
Industry Committee of the House of Representatives. The report
shall include the performance data and operating costs of the
unemployment compensation call center as compared to other
unemployment compensation call centers in this Commonwealth.
Section 2. Sections 301.4(e)(2) and 301.9 of the act are
amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 2, line 20, by striking out the period after
"($15,000,000)" and inserting
and shall be allocated for the purposes specified under
section 301.9(c)(1) and (3).
Amend Bill, page 4, by inserting between lines 11 and 12
(h) No later than June 15, 2017, the department shall submit
a report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Labor and Industry Committee of the Senate and the chairperson
and minority chairperson of the Labor and Industry Committee of
the House of Representatives. The report shall describe the
department's plan to eliminate the department's reliance on
moneys transferred into the Service and Infrastructure
Improvement Fund for recurring operational costs. The General
Assembly shall consider the information contained in the report
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when reviewing a supplemental funding request by the department.
(i) A supplemental funding request by the department for
technological upgrades to the delivery system for unemployment
compensation benefits for calendar years beginning after 2017
shall include all of the following:
(1) A detailed description of the technological upgrades to
the delivery system for unemployment compensation benefits.
(2) An explanation of the improvements to the unemployment
compensation benefits delivery system that will result from the
technological upgrades.
(3) The total estimated cost of the technological upgrades
to the delivery system for unemployment compensation benefits,
including the total estimated cost each year and any additional
funding sources that can be used for the project.
(4) T he total estimated cost savings that will result from
the t echnological upgrades to the delivery system for
unemployment compensation benefits.
(5) The time period, as specified in years, that will be
necessary for the department to complete the technological
upgrades to the delivery system for unemployment compensation
benefits .
(6) Information on a proposal received or contract executed
for technological upgrades to the delivery system for
unemployment compensation benefits if publicly accessible under
the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-
to-Know Law.
(7) A detailed description of how the technological upgrades
to the delivery system for unemployment compensation benefits
will impact any related recommendations in a special performance
audit conducted by the Auditor General.
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inserting
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