Summary of Original Version

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to require the Education and Labor Cabinet to refer suspected unemployment insurance fraud cases to the United States Department of Justice, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, and the county attorney or Commonwealth's attorney within 30 days of the suspected fraud determination; require that public agencies immediately terminate employees or contractors determined to have collected or attempted to collect unemployment benefits while employed by the public agency; do not require a legal disposition finding that the employee or contractor is guilty in order for public agencies to terminate employment; provide that collecting or attempting to collect unemployment benefits while employed by or under contract with the cabinet shall be a breach of any collective bargaining agreement, civil service process, or contract; amend KRS 341.370 to require that a worker be disqualified from receiving benefits for any week they are under investigation for suspected unemployment insurance fraud; require the disqualification to remain in effect until an investigation determines that a fraudulent act has not occurred; amend KRS 341.360 to conform.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except delete the provision that made collecting or attempting to collect unemployment benefits while employed by or under contract with the cabinet a breach of any collective bargaining agreement, civil service process, or contract; make technical.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- S. Funke Frommeyer

Summary Retain original provisions, except delete sections amending KRS 341.470 and KRS 341.360.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- M. Lehman

Summary Retain original provisions, except make technical changes.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- M. Lehman

Summary Retain original provisions, except change immediate termination to a pause pending investigation; and require a legal disposition finding an employee or contractor guilty to terminate employment; make technical corrections.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 3 -- M. Lehman

Summary Retain original provisions, except change "immediate termination" to "a pause pending investigation"; and require a legal disposition finding an employee or contractor guilty to terminate employment; make technical corrections.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 4 -- N. Kulkarni

Summary Retain original provisions, except delete subsection requiring that public agencies immediately terminate employees or contractors determined to have collected or attempted to collect unemployment benefits while employed by the public agency; require a legal disposition finding an employee or contractor guilty to terminate employment.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 341.370, 341.360
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 341.370, 341.360