HB 155 -- Employment Security

Sponsor:  George

This bill makes several changes to the employment security laws.
The bill:

(1)  Revises the calculation for the state taxable wage base for
year 2004 and thereafter;

(2)  Provides that "employer" includes Indian tribes for which
service in employment is performed and requires Indian tribe
employers to contribute to the Unemployment Compensation Trust
Fund;

(3)  Changes the maximum weekly benefit amount for year 2004 and
thereafter;

(4)  Revises the calculation of partial benefits claimed after
year 2003;

(5)  Changes the basis for determining industrial classification
divisions for purposes of calculating employer contributions for
unemployment insurance from the Standard Industrial
Classification manual to the industrial classification system
established by the federal government;

(6)  Recalculates the contribution rate of a successor employer
when there is a difference in rates between the predecessor and
successor employers; and

(7)  Revises the method for determining the annual contribution
rate adjustment.

The bill contains an emergency clause.

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