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egulations. The decision of the commission shall be subject to appeal pursuant to Title 5,
section 11001 et seq. The commissioner shall have the right to appeal a final decision of
the Maine Unemployment Insurance Ccommission to the Superior Court.
PART AAAAA
SUMMARY
This Part moves the original jurisdiction of employer unemployment appeals cases from
the gubernatorial appointed Unemployment Insurance Commission to the Division of
Administrative Hearings within the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation of the Maine
Department of Labor to conform with federal law.
This Part also revises the statutes to meet Section 303(a)(3) of the Federal Social Security
Act requires that the first level of appeals hearings must be conducted by a “merit-staffed
governmental employee” in order to meet the impartial hearing requirement of section 303(a)(3).
For the purposes of this provision, merit-staffed means that the individuals are subject to
personnel standards based on a merit system and are not political appointees.
PART BBBBB
Sec. BBBBB-1. 26 MRSA §1166, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 352, Pt. A, §1, is
repealed.
PART BBBBB
SUMMARY
This Part allows any unencumbered balance in the Competitive Skills Scholarship Fund
to be carried forward into the subsequent year to be used for the same purpose without specific
legislative approval.
PART CCCCC
Sec. CCCCC-1. 26 MRSA §1191, sub- §3, as amended by PL 2009, c. 466, §1, is further
amended to read:
3. Weekly benefit for partial unemployment. Each eligible individual who is partially
unemployed in any week must be paid a partial benefit for that week. The partial benefit is equal
to the weekly benefit amount less the individual's weekly earnings in excess of $25 $100,
effective the first full benefit week beginning on or after January 1, 2018. The following amounts
are not considered wages for purposes of this subsection:
A. Amounts received from the Federal Government by a member of the National Guard and
organized reserve, including base pay and allowances;
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