1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to unemployment insurance; temporarily modifying eligibility for secondary 
1.3 	students.
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 who is 16 years of age or older on the date of application who establishes an 
1.9 	unemployment insurance benefit account the week beginning Sunday, March 15, 2020, 
1.10 	through the week ending Saturday, December 26, 2020, is eligible for unemployment benefits 
1.11 	for any week that the applicant is a student in attendance at, doing distance learning through, 
1.12 	or on vacation from a secondary school, including the period between academic years or 
1.13 	terms, provided the applicant meets all other eligibility requirements under Minnesota 
1.14 	Statutes, chapter 268.
1.15 	(b) This section expires December 31, 2020.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
1.17 	applies retroactively from March 15, 2020.