Senate committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. Amends GS 96-6.1(a) to make the Unemployment Insurance Reserve Fund an enterprise fund instead of a special revenue fund.

Amends GS 96-14.3 (minimum and maximum duration of benefits) to provide that for the base period that begins January 1, the average of the seasonal adjusted unemployment rates for the state for the preceding months of July, August, and September applies (was, the adjusted unemployment rate for the month of October applied). Also provides that for the base period that begins July 1, the average of the seasonal adjusted unemployment rates for the state for the preceding months of January, February, and March applies (was, the rates for the preceding month of April).

Directs the Governor to appoint the members of the Board of Review, created in GS 96-4, as amended by SL 2011-145, by September 1, 2013, and provides that despite the statute's provisions, those members do not need to be confirmed by the General Assembly.