Kansas SB229 amends employment security law, updates occupational licensing requirements, and revises unemployment benefits.
Kansas SB229 amends the employment security law by requiring legislative approval for new occupational licensing requirements and reviewing existing ones. It mandates a five-year sunset for new occupational licenses unless extended by the legislature. The bill also authorizes the Secretary of Labor to approve employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans. Additionally, it updates unemployment benefits to provide eight weeks of temporary unemployment benefits and eliminates debt relief for negative balance employers.
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