Amendment #99 to H3983

HWM Tech Amendment

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill moves to amend the bill in section 23, by striking out subsection (b), in lines 79 through 87, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(b) The council shall consist of 17 members including: the secretary of labor and workforce development, or a designee, who shall serve as the chair; the director of the department of unemployment assistance, or a designee; the director of the department of industrial accidents, or a designee; the director of labor standards, or a designee; the commissioner of revenue, or a designee; the chief of the attorney general's fair labor division, or a designee; the commissioner of the department of public safety, or a designee; the director of the division of professional licensure, or a designee; the executive director of the insurance fraud bureau, or a designee; and 8 persons appointed by the governor who represent government agencies.  The council may create and appoint members to a subcommittee made up of members representing business, organized labor and not-for-profit organizations, for the purposes of soliciting input.

And moves to further amend the bill in section 30, in line 229, by striking out the figure “151A” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 151

And moves to further amend the bill  in section 41, by striking out subsection (v), in lines 338 through 341, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(v) “Unemployment compensation debt” shall have the same meaning as “covered unemployment compensation debt” in 26 U.S.C. § 6402(f)(4).

And moves to further amend the bill in section 57, by striking out, in lines 458 through 461, inclusive, the words “An employer wishing to participate in a worksharing program shall submit a signed written worksharing plan and application form to the director for approval. The director shall develop an application form to request approval of a worksharing plan and an approval process. The application shall include:” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- An employer wishing to participate in a worksharing program shall submit a signed written worksharing plan and application form to the director for approval. The director shall develop an application form to request approval of a worksharing plan and an approval process. Any application, whether for initial approval, approval following one or more disapprovals, for modification, or for participation in another worksharing plan after the expiration or termination of an approved plan, shall include:

And moves to further amend the bill in said section 57, by inserting after clause (8), the following clause:-

(9) The written approval by the collective bargaining agent for each collective bargaining agreement for each affected unit is included in the plan.

And moves to further amend the bill in said section 57, by striking out, in line 511, the figure “(9)” and inserting in place thereof, the following figure:- (10)