SCS SB 194 & 189 -- UNEMPLOYMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES

SPONSOR:  Scott (St. Onge)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Small Business by a vote of 14 to 0.

This substitute requires that Indian tribes acting as employers
contribute, or make payments in lieu of contributions, to the
state Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund like any other
employer.

The substitute contains an emergency clause.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the substitute is federally
mandated language that brings Missouri into compliance with
federal law.  It requires employers of members of Indian tribes
to be treated the same as city or county employers for purposes
of unemployment compensation fund contributions.  Failure to pass
the substitute will result in the loss of federal funding and
will be detrimental to the state, employers, and employees.

Testifying for the bill were Senator Scott; and National
Federation of Independent Business.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Amy Woods, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:13 am