96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3964

 

Introduced 11/4/2010, by Sen. Mike Jacobs

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 405/401  from Ch. 48, par. 401

    Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act concerning the dependent child allowance. Adds, to the definition of "child", a child who is 18 years of age or older and a full-time high school (or equivalent) student and who meets certain dependency tests with respect to the individual claiming benefits.


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1    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by
5changing Section 401 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 405/401)  (from Ch. 48, par. 401)
7    Sec. 401. Weekly Benefit Amount - Dependents' Allowances.
8    A. With respect to any week beginning prior to April 24,
91983, an individual's weekly benefit amount shall be an amount
10equal to the weekly benefit amount as defined in this Act as in
11effect on November 30, 1982.
12    B. 1. With respect to any week beginning on or after April
1324, 1983 and before January 3, 1988, an individual's weekly
14benefit amount shall be 48% of his prior average weekly wage,
15rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next
16higher dollar; provided, however, that the weekly benefit
17amount cannot exceed the maximum weekly benefit amount, and
18cannot be less than 15% of the statewide average weekly wage,
19rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next
20higher dollar. However, the weekly benefit amount for an
21individual who has established a benefit year beginning before
22April 24, 1983, shall be determined, for weeks beginning on or
23after April 24, 1983 claimed with respect to that benefit year,

 

 

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1as provided under this Act as in effect on November 30, 1982.
2With respect to any week beginning on or after January 3, 1988
3and before January 1, 1993, an individual's weekly benefit
4amount shall be 49% of his prior average weekly wage, rounded
5(if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher
6dollar; provided, however, that the weekly benefit amount
7cannot exceed the maximum weekly benefit amount, and cannot be
8less than $51. With respect to any week beginning on or after
9January 3, 1993 and during a benefit year beginning before
10January 4, 2004, an individual's weekly benefit amount shall be
1149.5% of his prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already
12a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; provided,
13however, that the weekly benefit amount cannot exceed the
14maximum weekly benefit amount and cannot be less than $51. With
15respect to any benefit year beginning on or after January 4,
162004 and before January 6, 2008, an individual's weekly benefit
17amount shall be 48% of his or her prior average weekly wage,
18rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next
19higher dollar; provided, however, that the weekly benefit
20amount cannot exceed the maximum weekly benefit amount and
21cannot be less than $51. With respect to any benefit year
22beginning on or after January 6, 2008, an individual's weekly
23benefit amount shall be 47% of his or her prior average weekly
24wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the
25next higher dollar; provided, however, that the weekly benefit
26amount cannot exceed the maximum weekly benefit amount and

 

 

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1cannot be less than $51.
2    2. For the purposes of this subsection:
3    With respect to any week beginning on or after April 24,
41983, an individual's "prior average weekly wage" means the
5total wages for insured work paid to that individual during the
62 calendar quarters of his base period in which such total
7wages were highest, divided by 26. If the quotient is not
8already a multiple of one dollar, it shall be rounded to the
9nearest dollar; however if the quotient is equally near 2
10multiples of one dollar, it shall be rounded to the higher
11multiple of one dollar.
12    "Determination date" means June 1, 1982, December 1, 1982
13and December 1 of each succeeding calendar year thereafter.
14However, if as of June 30, 1982, or any June 30 thereafter, the
15net amount standing to the credit of this State's account in
16the unemployment trust fund (less all outstanding advances to
17that account, including advances pursuant to Title XII of the
18federal Social Security Act) is greater than $100,000,000,
19"determination date" shall mean December 1 of that year and
20June 1 of the succeeding year. Notwithstanding the preceding
21sentence, for the purposes of this Act only, there shall be no
22June 1 determination date in any year after 1986.
23    "Determination period" means, with respect to each June 1
24determination date, the 12 consecutive calendar months ending
25on the immediately preceding December 31 and, with respect to
26each December 1 determination date, the 12 consecutive calendar

 

 

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1months ending on the immediately preceding June 30.
2    "Benefit period" means the 12 consecutive calendar month
3period beginning on the first day of the first calendar month
4immediately following a determination date, except that, with
5respect to any calendar year in which there is a June 1
6determination date, "benefit period" shall mean the 6
7consecutive calendar month period beginning on the first day of
8the first calendar month immediately following the preceding
9December 1 determination date and the 6 consecutive calendar
10month period beginning on the first day of the first calendar
11month immediately following the June 1 determination date.
12Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the 6 calendar months
13beginning January 1, 1982 and ending June 30, 1982 shall be
14deemed a benefit period with respect to which the determination
15date shall be June 1, 1981.
16    "Gross wages" means all the wages paid to individuals
17during the determination period immediately preceding a
18determination date for insured work, and reported to the
19Director by employers prior to the first day of the third
20calendar month preceding that date.
21    "Covered employment" for any calendar month means the total
22number of individuals, as determined by the Director, engaged
23in insured work at mid-month.
24    "Average monthly covered employment" means one-twelfth of
25the sum of the covered employment for the 12 months of a
26determination period.

 

 

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1    "Statewide average annual wage" means the quotient,
2obtained by dividing gross wages by average monthly covered
3employment for the same determination period, rounded (if not
4already a multiple of one cent) to the nearest cent.
5    "Statewide average weekly wage" means the quotient,
6obtained by dividing the statewide average annual wage by 52,
7rounded (if not already a multiple of one cent) to the nearest
8cent. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Section to the
9contrary, the statewide average weekly wage for the benefit
10period beginning July 1, 1982 and ending December 31, 1982
11shall be the statewide average weekly wage in effect for the
12immediately preceding benefit period plus one-half of the
13result obtained by subtracting the statewide average weekly
14wage for the immediately preceding benefit period from the
15statewide average weekly wage for the benefit period beginning
16July 1, 1982 and ending December 31, 1982 as such statewide
17average weekly wage would have been determined but for the
18provisions of this paragraph. Notwithstanding any provisions
19of this Section to the contrary, the statewide average weekly
20wage for the benefit period beginning April 24, 1983 and ending
21January 31, 1984 shall be $321 and for the benefit period
22beginning February 1, 1984 and ending December 31, 1986 shall
23be $335, and for the benefit period beginning January 1, 1987,
24and ending December 31, 1987, shall be $350, except that for an
25individual who has established a benefit year beginning before
26April 24, 1983, the statewide average weekly wage used in

 

 

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1determining benefits, for any week beginning on or after April
224, 1983, claimed with respect to that benefit year, shall be
3$334.80, except that, for the purpose of determining the
4minimum weekly benefit amount under subsection B(1) for the
5benefit period beginning January 1, 1987, and ending December
631, 1987, the statewide average weekly wage shall be $335; for
7the benefit periods January 1, 1988 through December 31, 1988,
8January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1989, and January 1, 1990
9through December 31, 1990, the statewide average weekly wage
10shall be $359, $381, and $406, respectively. Notwithstanding
11the preceding sentences of this paragraph, for the benefit
12period of calendar year 1991, the statewide average weekly wage
13shall be $406 plus (or minus) an amount equal to the percentage
14change in the statewide average weekly wage, as computed in
15accordance with the preceding sentences of this paragraph,
16between the benefit periods of calendar years 1989 and 1990,
17multiplied by $406; and, for the benefit periods of calendar
18years 1992 through 2003 and calendar year 2005 and each
19calendar year thereafter, the statewide average weekly wage,
20shall be the statewide average weekly wage, as determined in
21accordance with this sentence, for the immediately preceding
22benefit period plus (or minus) an amount equal to the
23percentage change in the statewide average weekly wage, as
24computed in accordance with the preceding sentences of this
25paragraph, between the 2 immediately preceding benefit
26periods, multiplied by the statewide average weekly wage, as

 

 

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1determined in accordance with this sentence, for the
2immediately preceding benefit period. However, for purposes of
3the Workers' Compensation Act, the statewide average weekly
4wage will be computed using June 1 and December 1 determination
5dates of each calendar year and such determination shall not be
6subject to the limitation of $321, $335, $350, $359, $381, $406
7or the statewide average weekly wage as computed in accordance
8with the preceding sentence of this paragraph.
9    With respect to any week beginning on or after April 24,
101983 and before January 3, 1988, "maximum weekly benefit
11amount" means 48% of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded
12(if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the nearest
13dollar, provided however, that the maximum weekly benefit
14amount for an individual who has established a benefit year
15beginning before April 24, 1983, shall be determined, for weeks
16beginning on or after April 24, 1983 claimed with respect to
17that benefit year, as provided under this Act as amended and in
18effect on November 30, 1982, except that the statewide average
19weekly wage used in such determination shall be $334.80.
20    With respect to any week beginning after January 2, 1988
21and before January 1, 1993, "maximum weekly benefit amount"
22with respect to each week beginning within a benefit period
23means 49% of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not
24already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar.
25    With respect to any week beginning on or after January 3,
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12004, "maximum weekly benefit amount" with respect to each week
2beginning within a benefit period means 49.5% of the statewide
3average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one
4dollar) to the next higher dollar.
5    With respect to any benefit year beginning on or after
6January 4, 2004 and before January 6, 2008, "maximum weekly
7benefit amount" with respect to each week beginning within a
8benefit period means 48% of the statewide average weekly wage,
9rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next
10higher dollar.
11    With respect to any benefit year beginning on or after
12January 6, 2008, "maximum weekly benefit amount" with respect
13to each week beginning within a benefit period means 47% of the
14statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
15multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar.
16    C. With respect to any week beginning on or after April 24,
171983 and before January 3, 1988, an individual to whom benefits
18are payable with respect to any week shall, in addition to such
19benefits, be paid, with respect to such week, as follows: in
20the case of an individual with a nonworking spouse, 7% of his
21prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple
22of one dollar) to the higher dollar; provided, that the total
23amount payable to the individual with respect to a week shall
24not exceed 55% of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded
25(if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the nearest
26dollar; and in the case of an individual with a dependent child

 

 

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1or dependent children, 14.4% of his prior average weekly wage,
2rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the higher
3dollar; provided, that the total amount payable to the
4individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 62.4% of the
5statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
6multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar with respect
7to the benefit period beginning January 1, 1987 and ending
8December 31, 1987, and otherwise to the nearest dollar.
9However, for an individual with a nonworking spouse or with a
10dependent child or children who has established a benefit year
11beginning before April 24, 1983, the amount of additional
12benefits payable on account of the nonworking spouse or
13dependent child or children shall be determined, for weeks
14beginning on or after April 24, 1983 claimed with respect to
15that benefit year, as provided under this Act as in effect on
16November 30, 1982, except that the statewide average weekly
17wage used in such determination shall be $334.80.
18    With respect to any week beginning on or after January 2,
191988 and before January 1, 1991 and any week beginning on or
20after January 1, 1992, and before January 1, 1993, an
21individual to whom benefits are payable with respect to any
22week shall, in addition to those benefits, be paid, with
23respect to such week, as follows: in the case of an individual
24with a nonworking spouse, 8% of his prior average weekly wage,
25rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next
26higher dollar, provided, that the total amount payable to the

 

 

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1individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 57% of the
2statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
3multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; and in the
4case of an individual with a dependent child or dependent
5children, 15% of his prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not
6already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar,
7provided that the total amount payable to the individual with
8respect to a week shall not exceed 64% of the statewide average
9weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar)
10to the next higher dollar.
11    With respect to any week beginning on or after January 1,
121991 and before January 1, 1992, an individual to whom benefits
13are payable with respect to any week shall, in addition to the
14benefits, be paid, with respect to such week, as follows: in
15the case of an individual with a nonworking spouse, 8.3% of his
16prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple
17of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided, that the
18total amount payable to the individual with respect to a week
19shall not exceed 57.3% of the statewide average weekly wage,
20rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next
21higher dollar; and in the case of an individual with a
22dependent child or dependent children, 15.3% of his prior
23average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one
24dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided that the total
25amount payable to the individual with respect to a week shall
26not exceed 64.3% of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded

 

 

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1(if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher
2dollar.
3    With respect to any week beginning on or after January 3,
41993, during a benefit year beginning before January 4, 2004,
5an individual to whom benefits are payable with respect to any
6week shall, in addition to those benefits, be paid, with
7respect to such week, as follows: in the case of an individual
8with a nonworking spouse, 9% of his prior average weekly wage,
9rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next
10higher dollar, provided, that the total amount payable to the
11individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 58.5% of the
12statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
13multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; and in the
14case of an individual with a dependent child or dependent
15children, 16% of his prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not
16already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar,
17provided that the total amount payable to the individual with
18respect to a week shall not exceed 65.5% of the statewide
19average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one
20dollar) to the next higher dollar.
21    With respect to any benefit year beginning on or after
22January 4, 2004 and before January 6, 2008, an individual to
23whom benefits are payable with respect to any week shall, in
24addition to those benefits, be paid, with respect to such week,
25as follows: in the case of an individual with a nonworking
26spouse, 9% of his or her prior average weekly wage, rounded (if

 

 

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1not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher
2dollar, provided, that the total amount payable to the
3individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 57% of the
4statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
5multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; and in the
6case of an individual with a dependent child or dependent
7children, 17.2% of his or her prior average weekly wage,
8rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next
9higher dollar, provided that the total amount payable to the
10individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 65.2% of the
11statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
12multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar.
13    With respect to any benefit year beginning on or after
14January 6, 2008 and before January 1, 2010, an individual to
15whom benefits are payable with respect to any week shall, in
16addition to those benefits, be paid, with respect to such week,
17as follows: in the case of an individual with a nonworking
18spouse, 9% of his or her prior average weekly wage, rounded (if
19not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher
20dollar, provided, that the total amount payable to the
21individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 56% of the
22statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
23multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; and in the
24case of an individual with a dependent child or dependent
25children, 18.2% of his or her prior average weekly wage,
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1higher dollar, provided that the total amount payable to the
2individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 65.2% of the
3statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
4multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar.
5    The additional amount paid pursuant to this subsection in
6the case of an individual with a dependent child or dependent
7children shall be referred to as the "dependent child
8allowance", and the percentage rate by which an individual's
9prior average weekly wage is multiplied pursuant to this
10subsection to calculate the dependent child allowance shall be
11referred to as the "dependent child allowance rate".
12    With respect to any benefit year beginning on or after
13January 1, 2010, an individual to whom benefits are payable
14with respect to any week shall, in addition to those benefits,
15be paid, with respect to such week, as follows: in the case of
16an individual with a nonworking spouse, the greater of (i) 9%
17of his or her prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not
18already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, or
19(ii) $15, provided that the total amount payable to the
20individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 56% of the
21statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
22multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; and in the
23case of an individual with a dependent child or dependent
24children, the greater of (i) the product of the dependent child
25allowance rate multiplied by his or her prior average weekly
26wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the

 

 

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1next higher dollar, or (ii) the lesser of $50 or 50% of his or
2her weekly benefit amount, rounded (if not already a multiple
3of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided that the
4total amount payable to the individual with respect to a week
5shall not exceed the product of the statewide average weekly
6wage multiplied by the sum of 47% plus the dependent child
7allowance rate, rounded (if not already a multiple of one
8dollar) to the next higher dollar.
9    With respect to each benefit year beginning after calendar
10year 2009, the dependent child allowance rate shall be the sum
11of the allowance adjustment applicable pursuant to Section
121400.1 to the calendar year in which the benefit year begins,
13plus the dependent child allowance rate with respect to each
14benefit year beginning in the immediately preceding calendar
15year, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. The
16dependent child allowance rate with respect to each benefit
17year beginning in calendar year 2010 shall not be greater than
1818.2%. The dependent child allowance rate with respect to each
19benefit year beginning in calendar year 2011 shall be reduced
20by 0.2% absolute below the rate it would otherwise have been
21pursuant to this subsection and, with respect to each benefit
22year beginning after calendar year 2010, except as otherwise
23provided, shall not be less than 17.1% or greater than 18.0%.
24Unless, as a result of this sentence, the agreement between the
25Federal Government and State regarding the Federal Additional
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1American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or a successor program,
2would not apply or would cease to apply, the dependent child
3allowance rate with respect to each benefit year beginning in
4calendar year 2012 shall be reduced by 0.1% absolute below the
5rate it would otherwise have been pursuant to this subsection
6and, with respect to each benefit year beginning after calendar
7year 2011, shall not be less than 17.0% or greater than 17.9%.
8    For the purposes of this subsection:
9    "Dependent" means a child or a nonworking spouse.
10    "Child" means a natural child, stepchild, or adopted child
11of an individual claiming benefits under this Act or a child
12who is in the custody of any such individual by court order,
13for whom the individual is supplying and, for at least 90
14consecutive days (or for the duration of the parental
15relationship if it has existed for less than 90 days)
16immediately preceding any week with respect to which the
17individual has filed a claim, has supplied more than one-half
18the cost of support, or has supplied at least 1/4 of the cost
19of support if the individual and the other parent, together,
20are supplying and, during the aforesaid period, have supplied
21more than one-half the cost of support, and are, and were
22during the aforesaid period, members of the same household; and
23who, on the first day of such week (a) is under 18 years of age,
24or (b) is, and has been during the immediately preceding 90
25days, unable to work because of illness or other disability, or
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1equivalent) student; : provided, that no person who has been
2determined to be a child of an individual who has been allowed
3benefits with respect to a week in the individual's benefit
4year shall be deemed to be a child of the other parent, and no
5other person shall be determined to be a child of such other
6parent, during the remainder of that benefit year.
7    "Nonworking spouse" means the lawful husband or wife of an
8individual claiming benefits under this Act, for whom more than
9one-half the cost of support has been supplied by the
10individual for at least 90 consecutive days (or for the
11duration of the marital relationship if it has existed for less
12than 90 days) immediately preceding any week with respect to
13which the individual has filed a claim, but only if the
14nonworking spouse is currently ineligible to receive benefits
15under this Act by reason of the provisions of Section 500E.
16    An individual who was obligated by law to provide for the
17support of a child or of a nonworking spouse for the aforesaid
18period of 90 consecutive days, but was prevented by illness or
19injury from doing so, shall be deemed to have provided more
20than one-half the cost of supporting the child or nonworking
21spouse for that period.
22(Source: P.A. 96-30, eff. 6-30-09.)