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Committee approves revenue‑neutral shift to raise administrative fee for reemployment assistance
Summary
The committee recommended a do‑pass on Senate Bill 26, a measure that reduces employer contributions to the unemployment trust fund by $3 million while increasing administrative fees by $3 million to fund operations of the Reemployment Assistance Division.
The House Committee on Appropriations recommended Senate Bill 26, a revenue‑neutral proposal that reduces employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund by $3 million and increases the administrative fee employers pay by $3 million to fund operations of the Reemployment Assistance Division.
Marsha Holtman, Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Labor and Regulation, told the committee the state’s trust fund is solvent but federal law restricts trust funds to benefit payments, so administrative costs must be funded separately. She said federal funding for program administration has…
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