Legislative findings and intent

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The General Assembly finds that:

  1. (1) With a recession or economic slowdown now underway, the state's unemployment trust fund faces higher claims levels and longer benefit durations that accompany any economic downturn;

  2. (2) The Arkansas Unemployment Trust Fund:

    1. (A) Provides partial wage replacement to workers who find themselves out of work;

    2. (B) Provides economic stability for a community when major unemployment occurs; and

    3. (C) Encourages workers to remain in the community and to be available for work recalls by employers;

  3. (3) The state is in debt to the federal government for unemployment funds paid to citizens of the State of Arkansas; and

  4. (4) The bonds should be payable from revenues raised by an unemployment obligation assessment.


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