(a) The director shall periodically review policies and practices used to determine eligibility for and the amount of benefits in the unemployment insurance program to identify those policies and practices that do all of the following:
(1) Result in delayed eligibility determinations or benefit payments.
(2) Increase workload for the department.
(3) Provide little or no value in identifying or preventing fraud or abuse in the unemployment insurance program.
(b) The director shall report to the Legislature the results of the first review on or before July 1, 2015, and may submit subsequent reports thereafter. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 377, Sec. 2. (AB 1556) Effective January 1, 2015.)