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Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §1194, sub-§1-B  is enacted to read:
 
1-B.  Alternative filing.    The department shall provide an alternative to an Internet-based system for filing claims for benefits, including filing of work search documentation, and for obtaining information. The alternative under this subsection must include a method such as filing or obtaining information by a telephone system or in person.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report, adds to the bill a requirement that the Department of Labor provide an alternative method to an Internet-based system for filing of unemployment claims and work search documentation and obtaining information. The alternative must include a method such as a telephone system or in person.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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