Iowa SSB3044 amends unemployment compensation procedures and establishes a reemployment case management program.

Iowa SSB3044 modifies the administration of unemployment compensation benefits by requiring the Department of Workforce Development to operate a reemployment case management program. This program provides individualized reemployment services to claimants who are no longer attached to work, starting within two weeks of filing an initial claim. The bill also allows for alternative communication methods when electronic means are unavailable. Additionally, it repeals the summer youth intern pilot program. The changes are set to take effect on June 30, 2026.

Iowa SSB3044 amends unemployment compensation procedures and establishes a reemployment case management program.

Iowa SSB3044 modifies the administration of unemployment compensation benefits by requiring the Department of Workforce Development to operate a reemployment case management program. This program provides individualized reemployment services to claimants who are no longer attached to work, starting within two weeks of filing an initial claim. The bill also allows for alternative communication methods when electronic means are unavailable. Additionally, it repeals the summer youth intern pilot program. The changes are set to take effect on June 30, 2026.