SB407 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rusty Glover

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Scott BeasonClay ScofieldTrip PittmanShadrack McGill

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Unemployment compensation, substitute employees of schools, exempt from collecting, Sec. 25-4-10 am'd.

Summary

SB407 would exempt substitute school employees from being counted as 'employment' for unemployment compensation purposes in Alabama.

What This Bill Does

It amends the unemployment compensation law (Section 25-4-10) to add an exemption that services performed as a substitute employee in a school are not considered employment when determining eligibility for unemployment benefits. This means substitute work in schools would not count toward benefit qualification or benefit calculations, reducing the link between substitute jobs and unemployment payments. The exemption specifically covers intermittent substitute employees and would take effect after the bill becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Substitute teachers and other individuals who work as intermittent substitutes in Alabama schools would no longer have their substitute work treated as 'employment' for unemployment compensation purposes.
• School districts and other school employers, along with the Alabama Department of Labor's unemployment compensation program, would apply this exemption when determining unemployment eligibility and benefit responsibilities, potentially reducing claims tied to substitute work.

Key Provisions

• Adds an exemption to the definition of 'employment' by stating that services performed as a substitute employee in a school are not considered 'employment' for unemployment compensation purposes.
• Explicitly recognizes substitute work as an intermittent substitute employee within the 'employment' definitions, aligning with the exemption.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved.

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Subjects

Unemployment Compensation