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Senate committee advances bill to clarify executive authority over emergency unemployment determinations
Summary
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee advanced Senate Bill 1 after its sponsor said the bill would restore or clarify authority for the governor and allow DHS to make emergency unemployment determinations following a court finding that questioned the governor’s prior actions.
Madam Chair of the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee recognized Senator Deushman to present Senate Bill 1, which he said would restore legislative authority for certain emergency actions related to unemployment benefits.
Senator Deushman told the committee that “the governor on May 19, issued a letter saying that we would suspend or end the emergency, unemployment,”…
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