PROVIDE UIA INFO TO U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Senate Bill 553
Sponsor: Sen. Jason Allen
House Committee: Employment Relations, Training, and Safety
Senate Committee: Commerce and Labor
Complete to 9-16-05
A SUMMARY OF SENATE BILL 553 AS PASSED BY THE SENATE 6-29-05
The bill would amend the Michigan Employment Security Act (MCL 421.11) to allow confidential information in the possession of the Unemployment Insurance Agency to be made available to the United States Census Bureau.
Subject to restrictions prescribed by rule, information in the Unemployment Insurance Agency's possession can currently be made available to any of the following:
--A state of federal agency, or an agency of another state, that is charged with the administration of an unemployment compensation law or the maintenance of a system of public employment offices.
--The Bureau of Internal Revenue in the U.S. Department of Treasury.
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--The Social Security Administration in the U.S. Department of Human Services.
The bill would add "the Bureau of the Census of the Economics and Statistics Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce" to the list of entities.
[Note: With specific exceptions, information obtained from any employing unit or individual pursuant to the administration of the Act and determinations as to the benefit rights of any individual are confidential and may not be disclosed or open to public inspection other than to public employees in the performance of their official duties under the act. ]
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact on the State of Michigan or its local units of government.
Fiscal Analyst: Richard Child
■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.