HB 1843: Concerning students' eligibility to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

What this bill does

Repeals the provision disqualifying an otherwise eligible worker from receiving unemployment insurance benefits on the basis that the worker is registered in school for a course of study of 12 or more instructional hours per week.

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Other bills sponsored by Entenman

• HB 1556: Expanding tuition waivers for high school completers at community and technical colleges.
• ESHB 2015: Improving public safety funding by providing resources to local governments and state and local criminal justice agencies, and authorizing a local option tax.
• ESHB 2508: Clarifying the scope of authority of the office of independent investigations to align with current operations and practices and to include public disclosure requirements and protect privacy.