The bill, introduced by Representative Teska, proposes significant amendments to the Revised Code concerning unemployment benefits, specifically reducing the maximum duration for which individuals can receive these benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks. This change aims to streamline the unemployment benefits system and encourage quicker re-employment. Additionally, the bill modifies the calculation of total benefits, establishing that for years beginning on or after the effective date of the amendment, the total benefits will not exceed an amount equal to twenty times the individual's weekly benefit amount.

Moreover, the bill clarifies eligibility criteria for shared work compensation, ensuring that participating employees can receive benefits under certain conditions while specifying that they are not entitled to shared work compensation and unemployment benefits exceeding the maximum total benefits payable in a benefit year. The previous limit of "twenty-six times the amount of the employee's weekly benefit amount for a period of total unemployment" is removed and replaced with a new maximum amount. The bill also defines the "benefit year" for participating employees and repeals existing sections 4141.30, 4141.33, and 4141.53, indicating a comprehensive update to the legal framework governing unemployment benefits in relation to shared work programs.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 4141.30, 4141.33, 4141.53