Bill Summary for H 1229 (2019-2020)

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May 27 2020

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View NCGA Bill Details2019-2020 Session
House Bill 1229 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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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Requires the State Controller to transfer $2 million for 2019-20 from the Coronavirus Relief Reserve to the Coronavirus Relief Fund (both established in SL 2020-4). Appropriates those funds to the Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security (DES), to contract with the Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC), to: (1) enhance existing unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and compliance alerting capability to prevent and detect cybersecurity attacks on DES information technology assets and resources during the pandemic; (2) provide DES with COVID-19 related program fraud detection analytics and information reporting; (3) provide pandemic UI assistance documentation analysis; and (4) to develop modeling for economic impact and recovery analysis. Limits the expenditure of these funds to as allowed under the CARES Act.

Allows the Department of Health and Human Services to seek a temporary waiver from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for federal time limits for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) participating in the Food and Nutrition Services Program in this State. Appropriates $25,000 for 2020-21 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, to cover increased administrative costs for the Food and Nutrition Services Program. Effective July 1, 2020, and expires in one year.