Joint Budget Committee grants staff authority to draft CDLE UI funding realignment bill, over one objection
The committee voted to let staff work with OLLS and stakeholders to draft legislation to expand and realign unemployment insurance funding into an enterprise structure; the motion passed 5‑1 amid concerns from one senator about complexity and communication.
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Craig Harper, JBC staff, and CDLE staff asked the committee for permission to begin drafting legislation to expand and realign unemployment insurance (UI) funding under an enterprise model. Committee members said prior UI proposals were difficult to explain to caucuses and that careful drafting and outreach were necessary.
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