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RSA 282-A:140-a · Money Credited Under Section 903 of the Social Security Act

Title
XXIII: LABOR
Chapter
282-A · UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
Status
current
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282-A:140-a Money Credited Under Section 903 of the Social Security Act. –

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I.

Money credited to the account of this state in the unemployment trust fund by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America pursuant to section 903 of the Social Security Act may not be requisitioned from this state's account or used except for the payment of benefits and for the payment of expenses incurred for the administration of this state's unemployment compensation law and public employment offices. Such money may be requisitioned pursuant to RSA 282-A:105 for the payment of benefits. Such money may also be requisitioned and used for the payment of expenses incurred for the administration of this state's unemployment compensation law and public employment offices but only pursuant to a specific appropriation by the legislature and only if the expenses are incurred and the money is requisitioned after the date of enactment of an appropriation law which specifies the purpose for which such money is appropriated and the amount appropriated therefor. Such appropriation is subject to the following conditions:

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(a)

The period within which such money may be obligated is limited to a period ending not more than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the appropriation law except that this restriction does not apply to the special Reed Act distribution under section 903(d) of the Social Security Act; and

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(b)

The amount which may be obligated is limited to an amount which does not exceed the amount by which, the aggregate of the amounts transferred to the account of this state pursuant to section 903 of the Social Security Act exceeds the aggregate of the amounts used by this state pursuant to this act and charged against the amounts transferred to the account of this state.

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II.

For purposes of subparagraph I(b), the amounts obligated under an appropriation for the above-described administrative purposes shall be charged against transferred amounts at the exact time the obligation is entered into.

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III.

The appropriation, obligation, and expenditure or other disposition of money appropriated under this section shall be accounted for in accordance with standards established by the United States Secretary of Labor.

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IV.

Money appropriated as provided herein for the payment of expenses of administration shall be requisitioned as needed for the payment of obligations incurred under such appropriation and, upon requisition, shall be deposited in the fund established in RSA 282-A:140 from which such payments shall be made. Money so deposited shall, until expended, remain a part of the unemployment fund and, if it will not be immediately expended, shall be returned promptly to the account of this state in the unemployment trust fund.

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V.

Notwithstanding paragraph I, moneys credited with respect to federal fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, shall be used by the commissioner with the consent and acceptance of governor and council or budget legislation of allocated funds solely for the administration of the unemployment compensation program and are not subject to appropriation by the legislature. The Reed Act distribution under section 903(c) of the Social Security Act, transferred to the state in October 1998 with respect to the federal fiscal year 1998, shall be used solely for the administration of this state's unemployment compensation law. The special Reed Act distribution under section 903(d) of the Social Security Act transferred to the state on March 13, 2002 may be used for all purposes set forth in paragraph I.

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VI.

Notwithstanding paragraph I, moneys credited with respect to the 2009 special transfer made under section 903(g) of the Social Security Act shall be used by the commissioner, with the consent and acceptance of governor and council, and are not subject to appropriation by the legislature. Such moneys shall be used effective February 17, 2009 solely for:

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(a)

Implementing and administering the statutory provisions in RSA 282-A which qualified New Hampshire for the receipt of incentive payments for unemployment compensation modernization pursuant to Section 2003 of Public Law 111-5;

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Improved outreach to individuals who might be eligible by virtue of such statutory provisions;

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(c)

The improvement of unemployment compensation benefit and tax operations, including responding to increased demand for unemployment compensation; and

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(d)

Staff assisted reemployment services for unemployment compensation claimants. Source. 1998, 98:5. 2003, 239:1. 2009, 323:3, eff. Aug. 7, 2009. Collection of Contributions

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Source note

Source. 1998, 98:5. 2003, 239:1. 2009, 323:3, eff. Aug. 7, 2009. Collection of Contributions

Source history

  • 1998, 98:5
  • 2003, 239:1
  • 2009, 323:3, eff. Aug. 7, 2009. Collection of Contributions

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