Date: 03/19/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1231

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1231, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



05:13 PM -- HB 15-1231

The committee took a brief recess.

05:15 PM

Representative Esgar and Representative Kraft-Tharp, sponsors, introduced House Bill 15-1231. The bill re-enacts the implementation of enhanced unemployment insurance compensation benefits for eligible unemployment insurance claimants that expired in accordance with a self-repealer clause in 2014. Enhanced unemployment insurance benefits are available to claimants who are enrolled and making satisfactory progress in an approved training program that will train them for a high-demand occupation, a more stable occupation, or a long-term occupation. An approved training program includes vocational training, a registered apprenticeship, or an entrepreneurial training program. The availability of the enhanced unemployment insurance compensation benefits will expire in accordance with a self-repealer clause on July 1, 2018.

The bill sponsors discussed the return on investment of this program and provided a handout to the committee with these calculations (Attachment H). The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

150319 AttachH.pdf150319 AttachH.pdf

05:24 PM -- Pat Teegarden, CDLE, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee.

05:45 PM -- Jeff Weist, representing the Colorado Competitive Council and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Weist responded to questions from the committee.

05:52 PM -- Rich Jones, Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jones provided written testimony to the committee provided in Attachment I. Mr. Jones responded to questions from the committee.

150319 AttachI.pdf150319 AttachI.pdf

05:59 PM -- Dawn Howard, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

BILL:HB15-1231
TIME: 06:02:13 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Williams
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Keyser
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Tate
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

150319 AttachJ.pdf150319 AttachJ.pdf

06:02 PM

Representative Kraft-Tharp and Representative Esgar provided closing remarks on the bill.
BILL:HB15-1231
TIME: 06:04:30 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1231, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED:Williams
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Keyser
No
Navarro
No
Nordberg
No
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Tate
No
Thurlow
No
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




06:12 PM

The committee adjourned.