Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 21, 2015)
Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act
Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act, with respect to grants to states by the Department of Labor for reemployment demonstration projects, to allow grants to up to 10 states per year instead of a maximum of 10 states altogether.
Allows a designee of a state governor, instead of only the governor, to apply for such a grant.
Extends the allowable project period through December 31, 2019.
Allows direct disbursements under a project to employers who hire individuals receiving unemployment compensation to include disbursements promoting retention.
Requires the Department to approve completed grant applications in the order of receipt.
Revises requirements for termination of a project to require the Department to:
- notify a state in writing with sufficient detail describing any violation of the substantive terms or conditions of a project justifying its termination, and
- determine that the state has not taken action to correct the violation within 90 days after notification.
Directs the Department to evaluate the impact of each demonstration project, using existing data sources and methodology appropriate to determine project effects, including the effect on individual skill levels, earnings, and employment retention.
What just happenedJun 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 21, 2015
- Jun 3, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Work and Welfare Subcommittee - May 21, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - May 21, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 21, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House