General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6144
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1866
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6144
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1866
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to allow time spent developing a new business to count toward the requirement that persons receiving unemployment benefits be actively looking for work.
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage small business development and facilitate job creation by allowing individuals receiving unemployment benefits to continue to receive such benefits if such individuals are actively engaged in developing a new business.