Agency: Workforce Services Line Item: Unemployment Insurance Function The Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program was created as part of the federal Social Security Act of 1935. The program is operated by each state in coordination with the federal government. The Department of Workforce Services operates this program for the State of Utah.
According to statute, the program collects employer contributions for deposit in a restricted account, determines eligibility, and pays weekly benefits from the restricted account to unemployed workers. Administrative costs are federally funded. The benefit portion of the program was first included in the FY 2010 appropriation to help make all expenditures more transparent. Originally, the UI program was part of the main DWS line item. During the 2010 General Session, the Legislature created two separate line items: for Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Compensation Fund. The Unemployment Insurance line item contains the administrative piece of the program, whereas the Unemployment Compensation Fund line item contains only the amount carried in the Unemployment Restricted Account appropriated to pay benefits. Statutory Authority Authority to conduct the Unemployment Insurance Program in Utah is found in UCA 35A-4, Employment Security Act. Intent Language During the 2012 General Session, the Legislature approved the following intent language for the Unemployment Insurance line item: The Legislature intends that, Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code appropriations provided for the Department of Workforce Services Unemployment Insurance line item in Item 21 of Chapter 4 Laws of Utah 2011 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2012. The amount of any nonlapsing funds is limited to $55,000 from the General Fund. The use of any nonlapsing funds is for Unemployment Insurance line item expenses. All General Funds appropriated to the Department of Workforce Services - DWS Operations & Policy and DWS Unemployment Insurance line items are contingent upon expenditures from Federal 924 Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1, 111th United States Congress) not exceeding amounts appropriated from Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in all appropriation bills passed for FY 2012. If expenditures in the DWS Operations & Policy and DWS Unemployment Insurance line items from Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act exceed amounts appropriated to the DWS Operations & Policy and DWS Unemployment Insurance line items from Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in FY 2012, the Division of Finance shall reduce the General Fund allocations to the DWS Operations & Policy and DWS Unemployment Insurance line items by one dollar for every one dollar in Federal Funds -- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act expenditures that exceed Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act appropriations. Performance   Funding Detail For analysis of current budget requests and discussion of issues related to this budget click here.here. Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info) | 2009
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Approp | | General Fund | $520,400 | $449,000 | $165,000 | $164,400 | $563,600 | | General Fund, One-time | $0 | $0 | $0 | $385,600 | $0 | | Federal Funds | $17,952,500 | $19,945,700 | $19,404,500 | $22,934,100 | $21,750,600 | | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act | $85,600 | $209,500 | $1,180,500 | $356,000 | $904,100 | | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $283,200 | $372,300 | $334,800 | $315,100 | $590,700 | | GFR - Special Administrative Expense | $233,100 | $0 | $123,900 | $1,500,000 | $300,000 | | Transfers - Medicaid | $156,800 | $127,200 | $104,100 | $91,400 | $141,800 | | Beginning Nonlapsing | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,800 | $0 | | Closing Nonlapsing | $0 | $0 | $0 | ($55,000) | $0 | | Lapsing Balance | ($6,000) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Total | $19,225,600 | $21,103,700 | $21,312,800 | $25,699,400 | $24,250,800 |
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(click linked program name to drill-down) | 2009
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| Unemployment Insurance Administration | $16,299,300 | $17,614,000 | $17,792,600 | $22,391,200 | $20,657,000 | | Adjudication | $2,926,300 | $3,489,700 | $3,520,200 | $3,308,200 | $3,593,800 | | Total | $19,225,600 | $21,103,700 | $21,312,800 | $25,699,400 | $24,250,800 |
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| | | | | | Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition) | 2009
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| Personnel Services | $16,568,400 | $18,195,200 | $18,473,800 | $23,021,800 | $19,762,900 | | In-state Travel | $30,500 | $27,000 | $22,700 | $17,200 | $49,000 | | Out-of-state Travel | $21,600 | $25,700 | $24,000 | $35,200 | $50,200 | | Current Expense | $2,230,300 | $2,585,700 | $2,375,400 | $2,185,600 | $3,789,500 | | DP Current Expense | $147,700 | $161,200 | $345,500 | $439,600 | $599,200 | | DP Capital Outlay | $0 | $108,900 | $71,400 | $0 | $0 | | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $227,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Total | $19,225,600 | $21,103,700 | $21,312,800 | $25,699,400 | $24,250,800 |
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| Budgeted FTE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 303.8 | 300.5 | | Actual FTE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 262.5 | 0.0 | | Vehicles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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