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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§5, ¶A-1, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 645, §8, is amended to read:
 
A-1. Any vacation pay in an amount exceeding the equivalent of  4 12 weeks' wages for that individual; or
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Employment Security Services 0245
 
Initiative: Allocates one-time funds to update the unemployment consortium system and revise current publications.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$96,943	$0	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$96,943	$0	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development, retains the offset eliminated in the bill for unemployment compensation benefits for holiday pay and vacation pay as specified in current law, but limits the offset for vacation pay to vacation pay in excess of 12 weeks instead of 4 weeks as under current law. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)