1999
BY SENATORS Musgrave, Andrews, Arnold, Congrove, and Tebedo;
also REPRESENTATIVES May, Decker, King, Larson, McKay, Nunez, Paschall, Spence, Spradley, Stengel, and T. Williams.
Concerning an increase in the minimum base period wage eligibility level required to receive unemployment benefits.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 8-73-107 (1) (e), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
8-73-107. Eligibility conditions - penalty. (1) Any unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the division finds that:
(e) He The individual has during his or her base period been paid wages for insured work equal to not less than forty times his such individual's weekly benefit amount or two thousand five hundred dollars, whichever is greater. For the purposes of this paragraph (e), wages shall be counted as "wages for insured work" for benefit purposes with respect to any benefit year only if such benefit year comes subsequent to the date on which the employing unit by whom such wages were paid has satisfied the conditions of sections 8-70-113, 8-76-104, and 8-76-107 with respect to becoming an employer.
SECTION 2. Effective date - applicability. (1) This act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution; except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
(2) The provisions of this act shall apply to claims for benefits filed on or after the applicable effective date of this act.
____________________________ ____________________________
Ray Powers Russell George
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
____________________________ ____________________________
Patricia K. Dicks Judith M. Rodrigue
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
_________________________________________
Bill Owens
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO