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Fiscal study: expanding unemployment insurance to school support staff could cost Vermont $5.5 million to $16 million annually
Summary
A legislative fiscal estimate presented to the Senate committee put the annual cost of expanding UI to school support staff between about $5.5 million and $16 million, with Minnesota's experience cited as a cautionary example of higher-than-expected uptake.
The Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee on Feb. 20 reviewed a fiscal estimate for a bill (S.37, section 2) that would expand unemployment insurance eligibility to certain school support staff.
Patrick, a fiscal analyst who presented the estimate, told the committee the perennial uncertainty in staffing and seasonality makes final costs variable but that his team's estimate "looks like this could be, like, in the neighborhood of, like, 5 and a half to $16,000,000, annually." He emphasized the range depends on staffing levels, how many positions become eligible, and how…
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