Linda W. Cropp at the request of the Mayor
A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Chairman Linda W. Cropp, at the request of the Mayor, introduced the
following bill which was referred to the Committee on Public Services.
To amend, on an emergency basis, the District of Columbia Unemployment
Compensation Act to provide for the waiver of the waiting week for certain
claimants who are unemployed as a result of the terrorist attacks on
September 11, 2001.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this act
may be cited as the Unemployment Compensation Terrorist Response Emergency
Amendment Act of 2001."
Sec. 2. Section 9(e) of the District of Columbia Unemployment
Compensation Act, approved August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 950, D.C. Official
Code §51-1-9(5)) is amended by adding a new subsection (D) to read as
follows:
"(D) This section shall not apply to those claims filed on or
after the effective date of the Unemployment Compensation Terrorist
Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 by unemployed individuals in
the transportation, hospitality and allied industries who have become
unemployed as a result of the impact of the terrorist actions which
occurred on September 11, 2001."
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report
as the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
813; D.C. Official Code 1-206.02(c)(3)).
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or
in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the
veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided
for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section
412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24,
1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code 1-204.12(a)).
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
The purpose of the Unemployment Compensation Terrorist Response
Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 is to waive the mandatory waiting week
requirement of D.C. Official Code §51-9(5) for individuals who are
unemployed as a result of the impact of the terrorist attacks of September
11, 2001. The waiver of this single week will allow those unemployed in
the transportation,- hospitality and allied industries to begin receiving
their unemployment benefits one week earlier than a regular claim. The
waiver does not increase the total amount of benefits for which a claimant
may be eligible, however, it will allow the receipt of benefits sooner.