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Representative Connor Casey introduces H.235 to extend summer unemployment eligibility to school support staff
Summary
Representative Connor Casey told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee April 1 that H.235 would make education support professionals (bus drivers, custodians, food service workers and similar staff) eligible for unemployment benefits during the summer months; the bill’s estimated cost to the education fund was cited as about $5.6 m.
Representative Connor Casey told the House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development on April 1 that H.235 would make education support professionals (ESP) — including bus drivers, custodians, food service workers and administrative assistants — eligible for unemployment insurance during the summer, aligning their treatment with other seasonal workers.
“These workers don't have the option to work year round. It's a set schedule there, and their employment is tied to the school calendar,” Representative…
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