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      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 08-1180
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Stephens and Looper, Mitchell V.,
      Sonnenberg, Balmer, Gardner B., Gardner C., Kerr J., Lambert, Marostica,
      Massey, McNulty, Roberts, Rose, Summers, Swalm, Todd, Witwer,
      Benefield, Butcher, Carroll M., Casso, Gagliardi, Gallegos, Garza-Hicks,
      Kefalas, Kerr A., Labuda, Lundberg, McFadyen, Merrifield, Middleton,
      Rice, Soper, and Stafford;
      also SENATOR(S) Shaffer, Tapia, Harvey, Kopp, Renfroe, Boyd, Brophy,
      Cadman, Gibbs, Gordon, Groff, Isgar, Kester, Mitchell S., Morse, Penry,
      Schultheis, Spence, Taylor, Tochtrop, Tupa, Ward, Wiens, and Williams.
      
      
      Concerning eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits for
           an individual who leaves employment to accompany an
           active duty military family member who has been
           transferred.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  8-73-108 (4) (s), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended to read:
      
           8-73-108.  Benefit awards - repeal.  (4)  Full award.  An individual
      separated from a job shall be given a full award of benefits if any of the
      following reasons and pertinent conditions related thereto are determined
      by the division to have existed.  The determination of whether or not the
      separation from employment shall result in a full award of benefits shall be
      the responsibility of the division.  The following reasons shall be
      considered, along with any other factors that may be pertinent to such
      determination:
      
           (s) (I)  Quitting a job to relocate as a result of the transfer of the
      individual's spouse's transfer for medical-related purposes in time of war or
      armed conflict spouse to a new place of residence, either within or outside
      Colorado, from which it is impractical to commute to the place of
      employment, and upon arrival at the new place of residence, the individual
      is in all respects available for suitable work.  The spouse shall be a member
      of the United States armed forces who is on active duty as defined in 10
      U.S.C. sec. 101 (d) (1), active guard and reserve duty as defined in 10
      U.S.C. sec. 101 (d) (6), or active duty to pursue special work pursuant to
      title 10 or 32 of the United States Code. The individual shall also comply
      with paragraph (b) of this subsection (4).
      
           (II)  Any benefits awarded to the claimant under the provisions of
      this paragraph (s) normally chargeable to the employer shall be charged to
      the fund, and any such benefits shall not affect an employer's
      premium.
      
           (III)  The division shall maintain records regarding the
      number of individuals claiming and awarded benefits, and the
      amount of benefits awarded to individuals, pursuant to this
      paragraph (s).  By January 31, 2009, and by each January 31
      thereafter, the division shall submit a report to the business
      affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives and
      the business, labor, and technology committee of the senate, or
      their successor committees, detailing the number of claimants and
      amounts awarded pursuant to this paragraph (s).
      
           (IV)  This paragraph (s) is repealed, effective July 1, 2018.
      
           SECTION 2.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Andrew Romanoff                        Peter C. Groff
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO