Kansas Statutes 44-776. Annual report by secretary concerning the employment security fund; recommendations; expiration of section
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 44-776
- Contributions: means the money payments to the state employment security fund that are required to be made by employers on account of employment under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 44-703
- Employer: means :
(1) (A) Any employing unit for which agricultural labor as defined in subsection (w) is performed and during any calendar quarter in either the current or preceding calendar year paid remuneration in cash of $20,000 or more to individuals employed in agricultural labor or for some portion of a day in each of 20 different calendar weeks, whether or not such weeks were consecutive, in either the current or the preceding calendar year, employed in agricultural labor 10 or more individuals, regardless of whether they were employed at the same moment of time. See Kansas Statutes 44-703
- employment: includes services described in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above only if:
(a) The contract of service contemplates that substantially all of the services are to be performed personally by such individual;
(b) the individual does not have a substantial investment in facilities used in connection with the performance of the services, other than in facilities for transportation; and
(c) the services are not in the nature of a single transaction that is not part of a continuing relationship with the person for whom the services are performed. See Kansas Statutes 44-703
- Fund: means the employment security fund established by this act, to which all contributions and reimbursement payments required and from which all benefits provided under this act shall be paid and including all money received from the federal government as reimbursements pursuant to section 204 of the federal-state extended compensation act of 1970, and amendments thereto. See Kansas Statutes 44-703
- secretary: means the secretary of labor. See Kansas Statutes 44-703
(a) On or before January 31 of each calendar year, the secretary of labor shall transmit to the standing committee on commerce of the senate and the standing committee on commerce, labor and economic development of the house of representatives or any successor committee, a report, based on information received or developed by the department of labor, concerning the employment security trust fund, unemployment benefit claims and employer contributions to the employment security trust fund. Such report shall contain the following information:
(1) The amount of claims for the 12-month period ending on June 30 of the previous calendar year;
(2) the actual and projected amount of claims for the 12-month period beginning on July 1 of the previous calendar year;
(3) the amount of employer contributions for the 12-month period ending on June 30 of the previous calendar year and current employer contribution rates;
(4) the actual and projected amount of employer contributions for the 12-month period beginning on July 1 of the previous calendar year and ending on June 30 of the current calendar year and projected employer contribution rates for the next succeeding calendar year;
(5) the balance of the employment security trust fund on June 30 of the previous calendar year and the current balance of the fund; and
(6) the projected balance of the employment security trust fund on June 30 of the current calendar year and on January 1 of the next succeeding calendar year.
(b) In arriving at the amount of employer contributions to the employment security trust fund pursuant to subsection (a)(3), and the projected amount of employer contributions pursuant to subsection (a)(4), contributions paid or projected to be paid on or before July 31 following the respective 12-month period ending date of June 30 shall be considered.
(c) The secretary may include in the report any recommendations of the secretary regarding changes in contribution rates or the contribution rate tables. If the secretary makes recommendations, the secretary shall include projections of changes to employer contribution rates and to the balance of the employment security trust fund if the secretary’s recommendations were adopted by the legislature.
(d) The provisions of this section shall expire on February 1, 2024.
(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the employment security law.