HF 36

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature, 2020 2nd Special Session (2020 - 2020) Posted on 07/21/2020 01:22am

A bill for an act
relating to unemployment insurance; temporarily modifying eligibility for secondary
students.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin TEMPORARY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY FOR
SECONDARY STUDENTS.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 268.085, subdivision 2, clause (3), an
applicant who is 16 years of age or older on the date of application who establishes an
unemployment insurance benefit account the week beginning Sunday, March 15, 2020,
through the week ending Saturday, December 26, 2020, is eligible for unemployment benefits
for any week that the applicant is a student in attendance at, doing distance learning through,
or on vacation from a secondary school, including the period between academic years or
terms, provided the applicant meets all other eligibility requirements under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 268.
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new text begin (b) This section expires December 31, 2020.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies retroactively from March 15, 2020.
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