North Carolina § 120-70 - 156. Purpose and powers of Committee.

§ 120-70. 156. Purpose and powers of Committee.

Purpose. - The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Unemployment Insurance is directed to study and review all unemployment insurance matters, workforce development programs, and reemployment assistance efforts of the State. The following duties and powers, which are enumerated by way of illustration, shall be liberally construed to provide maximum review by the Committee of these matters: Study the unemployment insurance laws of North Carolina and the administration of those laws. Review the State's unemployment insurance laws to determine which laws need clarification, technical amendment, repeal, or other change to make the laws concise, intelligible, and easy to administer. Monitor the payment of the debt owed by the Unemployment Trust Fund to the federal government. Review and determine the adequacy of the balances in the Unemployment Trust Fund and the Unemployment Insurance Reserve Fund. Study the workforce development programs and reemployment assistance efforts of the Division of Workforce Solutions of the Department of Commerce. Call upon the Department of Commerce to cooperate with it in the study of the unemployment insurance laws and the workforce development efforts of the State. The Committee may report its findings and recommendations to any regular session of the General Assembly. A report to the General Assembly may contain any legislation needed to implement a recommendation of the Committee. History (2013-2, s. 10; 2013-224, s. 19; 2020-3, s. 1.4(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-2, s. 11, as amended by Session Laws 2013-224, s. 19, provides: "This act becomes effective July 1, 2013. Changes made by this act to unemployment benefits apply to claims for benefits filed on or after June 30, 2013. The requirements of G.S. 96-15(a1) apply to any week of an attached claim filed on or after June 30, 2013. Changes made by this act to require an account balance by an employer that is a governmental entity or a nonprofit organization and that elects to finance benefits by making reimbursable payments in lieu of contributions apply to advance payments payable for calendar quarters beginning on or after July 1, 2013. Changes made by this act to the determination and application of the contribution rate apply to contributions payable for calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2014." Session Laws 2020-3, s. 1.4(c) repealed G.S. 120-70.158, effective May 4, 2020, which provided a sunset provision for this Article. Session Laws 2020-3, s. 5, is a severability clause.