PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 970 PRINTER'S NO. 2990
No. 808 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY STEIL, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CREIGHTON,
FAIRCHILD, HUTCHINSON, S. MILLER, NICKOL, O'NEILL, PICKETT,
ROHRER, RUBLEY, SAYLOR, E. Z. TAYLOR, YOUNGBLOOD, CLYMER,
LEACH, BOYD AND B. SMITH, MARCH 14, 2005
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 31, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937
2 P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of
3 unemployment compensation to be administered by the
4 Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly
5 created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)
6 selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to
7 keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay
8 contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the
9 payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons;
10 providing procedure and administrative details for the
11 determination, payment and collection of such contributions
12 and the payment of such compensation; providing for
13 cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies;
14 creating certain special funds in the custody of the State
15 Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," providing for a study
16 to make recommendations for redesigning the contribution rate
17 notice form and related documents.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. Section 204.1 of the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd
21 Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment
22 Compensation Law, is amended by adding a subsection to read:
23 Section 204.1. State Unemployment Compensation Advisory
24 Council.--* * *
1 (l) (1) (i) The council shall conduct a study and make
2 recommendations to the department regarding redesigning the
3 contribution rate notice form and other related documents
4 provided to employers.
5 (ii) The council shall solicit input from State and local
6 business leaders representing a variety of industries, including
7 those employing fewer than ten employes.
8 (iii) The council shall also review notice and form formats
9 utilized in other states.
10 (2) (i) No later than January 1, 2005 2007, the council <--
11 shall make recommendations to the department regarding
12 improvements that should be made to the design of the
13 contribution rate notice and other related documents.
14 (ii) A copy of the recommendations shall be submitted to the
15 President pro tempore of the Senate and to the Speaker of the
16 House of Representatives.
17 (3) Within six months of receipt of the council's
18 recommendations regarding the design of the contribution rate
19 notice form and other related documents, the department shall
20 implement revised forms based on the recommendations of the
21 council.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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