Bill Summary for H 1229 (2019-2020)
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AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TO STRENGTHEN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND PREVENTING CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO PRECINCT OFFICIALS FROM REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS.Intro. by Howard, Wray, Saine.
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House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.
Requires that the $2 million appropriated to the Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security (DES), be used to contract and use the subject matter expertise and technical infrastructure available through existing Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC) public-private partnerships (was, only to contract with GDAC) subject to the already specified objectives. Amends those objectives to include enhancing economic modeling for underground economy analysis with COVID-19 claims (was, to develop modeling for economic impact and recovery analysis). Adds that all contractual and interagency agreements necessary to implement this section must be executed within 30 days of the act becoming law.
Deletes the $25,000 appropriation from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services for increased administrative costs for the Food and Nutrition Services Program.
Changes the effective date of the provision allowing the Department of Health and Human Services to seek a temporary waiver for federal time limits for able-bodied adults without dependents participating in the Food and Nutrition Services Program, to when the act becomes law.
Reenacts and incorporates by the reference the State Budget Act, GS Chapter 143C.
Provides for the continued validity of 2019 legislation appropriating funds to an agency covered by the act unless expressly repealed or amended.