| LAWS OF THE 2001 REGULAR SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA |
Section 1. Section 96.5, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
Provided, that if the remuneration is less than the benefits which would otherwise be
due under this chapter, the individual is entitled to receive for the week, if otherwise
eligible, benefits reduced by the amount of the remuneration. Provided further, if benefits were
paid for any week under this chapter for a period when benefits, remuneration or
compensation under paragraphs
paragraph "a", "b", or "c", were paid on a retroactive basis for the
same period, or any part thereof, the department shall recover the excess amount of benefits
paid by the department for the period, and no employer's account shall be charged with
benefits so paid. However, compensation for service-connected disabilities or compensation
for accrued leave based on military service, by the beneficiary, with the armed forces of
the United States, irrespective of the amount of the benefit, does not disqualify any
individual, otherwise qualified, from any of the benefits contemplated herein.
A deduction shall not be made from the amount of benefits payable for a week for individuals receiving federal
social security pensions to take into account the individuals' contributions to the pension program.
Sec. 2. Section 96.7, Code 2001, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 9. INDIAN TRIBES.
a. For purposes of this chapter, employment by an Indian tribe shall be covered in the same manner and terms as provided for governmental entities and the same exclusions that are applicable for governmental entities shall also apply.
b. In financing benefits paid to employees of an Indian tribe under this chapter, a contribution rate shall be determined and contributions shall be assessed and collected from an Indian tribe in the same manner provided in this chapter for contributory employers, except that an Indian tribe shall have the option of electing to become a governmental reimbursable employer. An Indian tribe shall have the option to make a separate election as provided in this paragraph for itself and for each subdivision, subsidiary, or business enterprise wholly owned by the Indian tribe. The reimbursable status of an Indian tribe shall be in the same manner, to the same extent, and on the same terms as are applicable to all governmental reimbursable employers under this chapter.
c. If the department determines that an Indian tribe has failed to make any payment required pursuant to this chapter after providing the Indian tribe with ninety days notice of this failure, the department may issue a determination that ceases coverage of all employment by that Indian tribe until such time as all payments are received by the department.
Sec. 3. Section 96.19, subsection 16, Code 2001, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH. n. An Indian tribe, subject to the requirements of section 96.7, subsection 9.
Sec. 4. Section 96.19, subsection 18, Code 2001, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH. h. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, "employment" shall include service performed in the employ of an Indian tribe, subject to the requirements of section 96.7, subsection 9.
Sec. 5. Section 96.19, Code 2001, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 25A. "Indian tribe" shall have the meaning given to the term pursuant to section 4(e) of the federal Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, and shall include any subdivision, subsidiary, or business enterprise wholly owned by such an Indian tribe.
Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
Approved May 3, 2001
Updated: 28-Oct-2001 06:03 PM
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