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Committee approves bill moving unemployment rules into statute to improve clarity
Summary
House Bill 54 would move substantial portions of Department of Labor rules into statute to consolidate requirements for unemployment insurance and claims for wages; the Senate Commerce Committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send House Bill 54 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it "do pass" after hearing from Janie Revere, director of the Idaho Department of Labor, who said the measure would transfer major rule language into statute to improve clarity and ensure continued federal conformity.
Revere told the committee that HB 54 is a response to recent legislation (House Bill 563 and House Bill 626) prompting agencies to consider codifying rule content into statute where appropriate. "This legislation moves significant portions of our rule…
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