Compendium of Budget Information for the 2011 General Session
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Group: Social Services - Workforce Services & Rehab Line Item: Unemployment Insurance Function The Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program was created federally 75 years ago as part of the Social Security Act of 1935. The program is operated by each state in coordination with the federal government. The Utah Department of Workforce Services operates this program for the State of Utah. According to statute, the program collects employer contributions for deposit in a trust fund, determines eligibility, and pays weekly benefits from the trust fund to unemployed workers. Administrative costs are federally funded. The benefit portion of the program was previously not part of the budget, but was included in the FY 2010 appropriation to help make all expenditures more transparent. In past years, the UI program was part of the main DWS line item. However, during the 2010 General Session, the Legislature created two separate line items for the Unemployment Insurance Program and UI Trust Fund. This line item contains the administrative piece of the program, whereas the UI Trust Fund line item contains solely the amount carried in the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund. Statutory Authority Authority to conduct the Unemployment Insurance Program in Utah is found in UCA 35A-4, Employment Security Act. Intent Language
Funding Detail Historical funding for the program combined the UI Trust in with administration. However, the budget table below shows detail only for the administrative side of the program. The separate line item for the UI Trust Fund details the amounts in the fund over the years.
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