1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to unemployment insurance; temporarily modifying eligibility for secondary 
1.3 	students 18 years old or older.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TEMPORARY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY FOR 
1.6 	SECONDARY STUDENTS.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 268.085, subdivision 2, clause (3), an 
1.8 	applicant 18 years of age or older who establishes an unemployment insurance benefit 
1.9 	account between March 16, 2020, and December 31, 2020, is eligible for unemployment 
1.10 	benefits for any week that the applicant is a student in attendance at, doing distance learning 
1.11 	through, or on vacation from a secondary school, including the period between academic 
1.12 	years or terms, if they meet the other eligibility requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.13 	chapter 268.
1.14 	(b) This section expires December 31, 2020.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
1.16 	applies retroactively from March 16, 2020.