NASWA - American Recovery and Investment Act

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS
PROGRAM	GUIDANCE: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER (UIPL)
Extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program (EUC08) Extends the EUC08 program benefits through the week ending on or before December 31, 2009. No benefits would be payable for any week beginning after May 31, 2010.	Date Issued: July 7, 2008 UIPL, 23-08 EUC Extension Date Issued: March 4, 2009 UIPL 23-08, Change 4 Date Issued: December 24, 2008 UIPL 23-08, Change 3 Date Issued: November 24, 2008 UIPL 23-08, Change 2 Date Issued: August 15, 2008 UIPL 23-08, Change 1
Increase in Unemployment Compensation Benefits, Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) Provides an additional $25 each week to unemployment insurance claimants.	Date Issued: February 23, 2009 UIPL 11-09
Temporary Full Federal Funding of Extended Benefits (EB) Federal government will pay 100% of EB benefit costs until January 1, 2010.	Date Issued: February 23, 2009 UIPL 12-09
Temporary assistance for states with advances (interest-free loans) Waives interest payments and the accrual of interest on loans to State unemployment trust funds.	Date Issued: February 26, 2009 UIPL 14-09
Special Transfers for Unemployment Compensation Modernization Provides "incentive payments" to states that enact an alternative base period and additional UI benefit expansion.	Date Issued: March 19, 2009 UIPL 14-09, Change 1, Q&A Date Issued: February 26, 20 UIPL 14-09
Special $500 Million Transfer for UI Administration Distributes $500 million to the states' accounts in the unemployment trust funds to be used for certain administrative purposes.	Date Issued: March 19, 2009 UIPL 14-09, Change 1, Q&A Date Issued: February 26, 20 UIPL 14-09
Suspension of Federal Income Tax Suspends federal income tax on the first $2,400 of unemployment benefits per recipient.	Date Issued: March 19, 2009 UIPL 14-09, Change 1, Q&A Date Issued: February 26, 20 UIPL 14-09
WORKFORCE PROVISIONS
PROGRAM	GUIDANCE: TEGL or TEN
WIA Adult Program Provides $500,000,000 for the WIA Adult formula program.	Date Issued: April 15, 2009 TEGL 14-08 Change 1 Date Issued: March 18, 2009 TEGL 14-08 Date Issued: March 6, 2009 TEGL 13-08 Date Issued: March 4, 2009 TEN 30-08
WIA Dislocated Worker Program Provides $1,250,000,000 for the WIA Dislocated Worker formula program.	Date Issued: April 15, 2009 TEGL 14-08 Change 1 Date Issued: March 18, 2009 TEGL 14-08 Date Issued: March 6, 2009 TEGL 13-08 Date Issued: March 4, 2009 TEN 30-08
WIA Youth Program Provides $1,200,000,000 for WIA Youth activities including Summer Youth Programs.	Date Issued: March 18, 2009 TEGL 14-08 Date Issued: March 6, 2009 TEGL 13-08 Date Issued: March 4, 2009 TEN 30-08
National Emergency Grants Provides $200,000,000 for the dislocated worker assistance national reserve.	Date Issued: March 18, 2009 TEGL 14-08 Date Issued: March 6, 2009 TEGL 13-08 Date Issued: March 4, 2009 TEN 30-08
Employment Services Operations, Wagner-Peyser Provides $150,000,000 to assist individuals in One-Stop Career Centers and the remaining $250,000,000 is designated for Reemployment Services (RES) to supplement existing RES for UI claimants' intensive job search assistance.	Date Issued: March 18, 2009 TEGL 14-08 Date Issued: March 6, 2009 TEGL 13-08 Date Issued: March 4, 2009 TEN 30-08
WIA Competitive Grants Provides $750 million for competitive grants for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging industry sectors.	No Guidance Issued
OTHER PROVISIONS
Expansion of Work Opportunity Tax Credit Expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to create two new targeted groups of (1) unemployed veterans; and (2) disconnected youth.	Date Issued: March 25, 2009 TEGL 11-08, Change 1
COBRA subsidy for unemployed workers Provides a 65% subsidy for COBRA continuation premiums for up to 9 months for workers who have been involuntarily terminated and for their families.	General Information, click here.
Expansion of trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs Expands current Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Programs to trade-affected services sector workers and workers affected by off shoring or outsourcing to all countries.	No Guidance Issued
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Makes available $120 million to the Department of Labor for use by SCSEP to serve additional unemployed low-income senior citizens.	Date Issued: March 18,2009 TEGL 15-08
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Increases the earned income tax credit to forty-five percent 45%.	No Guidance Issued

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