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HB 747 - Unemployment; employer contribu- tions; allow certain suspension

Bohannon, Pamela W (139th)	Day, Burke (153rd)

Status Summary	HC:	IndR	SC:		FR:	02/23/99	LA:	02/24/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unemployment contributions and payments in lieu of contributions, so as to provide for the temporary suspension of such contributions and payments; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state auditor; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 34-8-151.1

HB 747                                             LC 18 9212 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official 
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unemployment 
  1- 3  contributions and payments in lieu of contributions, so as 
  1- 4  to provide for the temporary suspension of such 
  1- 5  contributions and payments; to provide for powers, duties, 
  1- 6  and authority of the state auditor; to repeal conflicting 
  1- 7  laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of 
  1-11  Georgia Annotated, relating to unemployment contributions 
  1-12  and payments in lieu of contributions, is amended by adding 
  1-13  a new Code section immediately following Code Section 
  1-14  34-8-151, to be designated 34-8-151.1, to read as follows: 
 
  1-15    "34-8-151.1. 
 
  1-16    Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the 
  1-17    contrary, for any period beginning on after July 1, 1999, 
  1-18    no employer shall be required to make any contributions or 
  1-19    payments in lieu of contributions under this article until 
  1-20    after certification by the state auditor that the 
  1-21    Unemployment Trust Fund contains funds sufficient to 
  1-22    constitute a three-year surplus." 
 
  1-23                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-24  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-25  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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