AB 1556

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2013-2014 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly Apr 21, 2014
  • Passed Senate Aug 19, 2014
  • Signed by Governor Sep 17, 2014

Unemployment insurance.

Bill Subjects

Unemployment Insurance.

Abstract

Existing unemployment insurance law requires all standard information employee pamphlets provided by the Employment Development Department concerning unemployment and disability insurance programs to be printed in English and separately in Spanish, or both. This bill would instead require those pamphlets to be printed in English and the 7 other most commonly used languages among participants in each program. This bill would require the department to make pages on its Internet Web site that provide information regarding applying for, and receiving, unemployment insurance benefits available in the 7 languages, other than English, most commonly used by unemployment insurance applicants and claimants. Existing unemployment insurance law requires the Employment Development Department to pay unemployment compensation benefits to unemployed individuals meeting specified requirements. This bill would require the Director of Employment Development to periodically review policies and practices used to determine eligibility for and the amount of benefits in the unemployment insurance program, as specified, and report to the Legislature the results of the first review on or before July 1, 2015. Existing law prohibits an unemployed individual from being disqualified for benefits solely on the basis that he or she is a student. This bill would prohibit an unemployed individual who is meeting specified requirements and is certifying for continued unemployment compensation from being scheduled for a determination of eligibility for a week in which the individual commenced or is participating in a training or education program and has notified the Employment Development Department of the training or education program. This bill would permit the department to schedule and conduct a determination of eligibility if the department determines that the commencement of, or the ongoing participation in, a training or education program conflicts with the eligibility requirements for unemployment compensation. Because this bill would make changes to existing eligibility requirements for unemployment compensation benefits that would result in additional amounts being payable from the Unemployment Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation. Existing law requires claims for unemployment compensation to be made in accordance with authorized regulations of the director. This bill would require a continued claim for unemployment benefits to be submitted within a specified period. It would also prohibit an unemployed individual from being disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits solely on the basis that the continued claim was submitted within a specified period.

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Sep 17, 2014

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 377, Statutes of 2014.

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

Sep 04, 2014

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

Aug 21, 2014

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 22. Page 6272.).

Aug 19, 2014

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 10. Page 4606.).

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Jun 24, 2014

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Jun 23, 2014

Senate

From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

Jun 17, 2014

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-2
  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 11, 2014

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Jun 04, 2014

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-2
  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on L. & I.R.

May 08, 2014

Senate

Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on L. & I.R.

Apr 21, 2014

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 21. Page 4471.)

Apr 10, 2014

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Apr 09, 2014

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 9).

Apr 02, 2014

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Mar 18, 2014

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on INS.

Mar 17, 2014

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.

Feb 06, 2014

Assembly

Referred to Com. on INS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on INS.

Jan 28, 2014

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.

Jan 27, 2014

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB1556 HTML
01/27/14 - Introduced PDF
03/17/14 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/04/14 - Amended Senate PDF
06/17/14 - Amended Senate PDF
08/22/14 - Enrolled PDF
09/17/14 - Chaptered PDF

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