EMPLOYMENT INFO.: CENSUS BUREAU S.B. 553: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Senate Bill 553 (as introduced 5-31-05)
Sponsor: Senator Jason E. Allen
Committee: Commerce and Labor
Date Completed: 6-2-05
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Employment Security Act to allow confidential information in the possession of the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) to be made available to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Currently, 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. Subject to restrictions prescribed by rule, information in the UIA's possession may be made available to any of the following:
-- A State or 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.
-- The Social Security Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The bill would add the Bureau of the Census in the U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration to the list of entities to which the UIA may make information available.
MCL 421.11 Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Maria Tyszkiewicz
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb553/0506