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1 Weekly Benefit Amount for Total Unemployment. RSA 282-A:25 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
282-A:25 Weekly Benefit Amount for Total Unemployment.
I. The maximum number of weeks of unemployment compensation benefits for which an individual may be eligible in a benefit year shall be 20.
II. If, for any 3 consecutive weeks, the number of weekly unemployment claims filed statewide exceeds 4,000 per week, the maximum number of weeks in paragraph I shall increase to 26 beginning with the following week. If, for any 3 consecutive weeks thereafter, the number of weekly unemployment claims becomes less than or equal to 4,000 per week, the maximum number of weeks shall revert to 20 beginning with the following week.
III. The department of employment security shall monitor weekly filings, notify the public of any changes to the maximum number of eligible benefit weeks, and update all public notices, informational materials, and online systems accordingly.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Weekly Benefit Amount for Total Unemployment. RSA 282-A:25 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
282-A:25 Weekly Benefit Amount for Total Unemployment.
I. The maximum number of weeks of unemployment compensation benefits for which an individual may be eligible in a benefit year shall be 20.
II. If, for any 3 consecutive weeks, the number of weekly unemployment claims filed statewide exceeds 4,000 per week, the maximum number of weeks in paragraph I shall increase to 26 beginning with the following week. If, for any 3 consecutive weeks thereafter, the number of weekly unemployment claims becomes less than or equal to 4,000 per week, the maximum number of weeks shall revert to 20 beginning with the following week.
III. The department of employment security shall monitor weekly filings, notify the public of any changes to the maximum number of eligible benefit weeks, and update all public notices, informational materials, and online systems accordingly.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.