EMPLOYMENT. Military Spouse Unemployment Benefits
Pre-approved Commissioner, ACOVA, NDVLC, NDNG & TF M.I.N.D.
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 52-06 and a new subdivision to subsection 1 of section 52-06-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for military spouses.
This bill would...
- Allow for unemployment benefits of a military members spouse who leaves employment voluntarily due to relocation, activation or mobilization of the military member
- Allow up to twelve weeks benefits
HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS
- Removed Section 3. Maximum Petential benefits
- Removed relocation due to.."activation, or unit deployment"..
- Added subsection (4) "is a military spouse who voluntarily left the most recent employment to relocate because of permanent change of station orders of the individual's military - connected spouse."
- Committee recommended DO PASS 14-0-0 HJ 689
- PASSED HOUSE 87-4 HJ 787
SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS
- Received from House 2/22/2021 SJ 705
- Committee recommended DO PASS 6-0-0 SJ 829
- PASSED Senate 46-1 SJ 833
- Signed by Senate President 3/16/2021 SJ 867
- Signed by House Speaker 3/18/2021 HJ 1203
Signed by Governor 3/22/2021 HJ 1241
Fiscal Note: $4,721,519
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