96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1350

 

Introduced 2/10/2009, by Sen. Gary Forby

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 405/403   from Ch. 48, par. 403

    Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that with respect to any benefit year that has not terminated as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, including but not limited to a benefit year that began prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act, any otherwise eligible individual whose total or partial unemployment is attributable to a lockout of the members of his or her collective bargaining unit shall be entitled, during such benefit year, to a maximum total amount of benefits equal to 52 times his or her weekly benefit amount plus dependents allowances, or to the total wages for insured work paid to such individual during the individual's base period, whichever amount is smaller. Effective January 1, 2010.


LRB096 09823 RLC 19986 b

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by
5 changing Section 403 as follows:
 
6     (820 ILCS 405/403)  (from Ch. 48, par. 403)
7     Sec. 403. Maximum total amount of benefits.) A. With
8 respect to any benefit year beginning prior to September 30,
9 1979, any otherwise eligible individual shall be entitled,
10 during such benefit year, to a maximum total amount of benefits
11 as shall be determined in the manner set forth in this Act as
12 amended and in effect on November 9, 1977.
13     B. With respect to any benefit year beginning on or after
14 September 30, 1979, except as otherwise provided in this
15 subsection, any otherwise eligible individual shall be
16 entitled, during such benefit year, to a maximum total amount
17 of benefits equal to 26 times his weekly benefit amount plus
18 dependents allowances, or to the total wages for insured work
19 paid to such individual during the individual's base period,
20 whichever amount is smaller. With respect to any benefit year
21 that has not terminated as of the effective date of this
22 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, including but not
23 limited to a benefit year that began prior to the effective

 

 

SB1350 - 2 - LRB096 09823 RLC 19986 b

1 date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, any
2 otherwise eligible individual whose total or partial
3 unemployment is attributable to a lockout of the members of his
4 or her collective bargaining unit shall be entitled, during
5 such benefit year, to a maximum total amount of benefits equal
6 to 52 times his or her weekly benefit amount plus dependents
7 allowances, or to the total wages for insured work paid to such
8 individual during the individual's base period, whichever
9 amount is smaller.
10 (Source: P.A. 81-962.)
 
11     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
12 1, 2010.