Revision: March 10, 2022, 8:06 a.m.
Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4
February 16, 2022
2022-0732h
04/08
Amendment to HB 1337
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Paragraph; Unemployment Compensation; Weekly Benefit Amount. Amend RSA 282-A:25 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV.(a) Notwithstanding RSA 4:45 and the maximum benefit amounts in paragraph I, for unemployment compensation claims submitted during a calendar year, the duration of benefits under this chapter shall be limited to 16 weeks, if the state’s average unemployment rate is at or below 3 percent, plus one additional week for each 0.5 percent increment in the state’s average unemployment rate above 3 percent, up to a maximum of 26 weeks if the state’s average unemployment rate exceeds 8 percent.
(b) In this paragraph, "state average unemployment rate” shall mean the average of the 3 months for the most recent fourth calendar year quarter of the seasonally adjusted total unemployment rates as determined and benchmarked by the department of labor.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 120 days after its passage.