Sec. 6c.
(1) Within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the commission by an affirmative majority vote of the members shall finalize an emergency backup plan for the current computer system. The plan, funded in the amount of $1,500,000.00 from the penalty and interest account in the contingent fund shall be placed in a reserve established in the account for this purpose.
(2) An emergency shall exist when the commission, due to computer system problems, is unable to service claimants or employers on a statewide, regional, or local basis over a prolonged period of time, as determined by the commission.
(3) Expenditure of funds from the reserve established pursuant to subsection (1) shall only be made after the commission by an affirmative majority vote of the members determines that an emergency exists or according to specific criteria included in the plan approved pursuant to subsection (1).
(4) The emergency plan shall not be required after the commission determines that the unemployment insurance computer system improvement and capacity expansion project is fully operational or 36 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, whichever occurs first. Unexpended funds remaining in the reserve account at the end of this period shall revert to the penalty and interest account.
(5) The appropriation described in this section shall be considered a work project and shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but shall continue to be available for expenditure as provided by law.
History: Add. 1989, Act 230, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989