SP0678, LD 1976, item 1, An Act To Help Retain School Bus Drivers

An Act To Help Retain School Bus Drivers

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1192, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 453, §4, is amended to read:

14. Temporary unemployment; work search. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, any otherwise eligible individual who is temporarily laid off by an employer that has given that individual a definite recall date may not be denied benefits for any week based on the individual's failure to meet the requirements of subsection 2 or 3 for a period of 6 weeks during that temporary layoff, so long as the individual remains in contact with and able and available to work for that employer.

This subsection applies to a person employed as a school bus driver for a public or private educational institution whose employer has set a definite recall date of not more than 12 weeks from the date of the temporary layoff.

An individual may not receive more than 6 weeks of benefits in a benefit year pursuant to this subsection unless approved by the Department of Labor.

summary

This bill exempts a school bus driver who has been temporarily laid off from work search requirements in the unemployment compensation laws for up to 6 weeks if the driver's employer sets a definite recall date of not more than 12 weeks from the date of the temporary layoff.

SP0678 LD 1976	Session - 129th Maine Legislature		LR 2685 Item 1
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