3. Provides additional authority for the Director of Unemployment Compensation to collect money owed to the Unemployment Compensation Fund by employers. The bill allows the director to levy against property possessed or debts owed by 3rd parties to an employer who is delinquent in paying contributions, interest or penalties due the fund. It also provides for liability to be enforceable against officers, directors or members who manage the employer's funds or are responsible for making payments to the fund;

4. Bases the benefit for persons who begin receiving benefits after January 1, 2000 on the average of the wages from the 2 highest quarters of the base period rather than the highest quarter of the base period;

5. Changes the types of misconduct for which a person becomes ineligible to receive unemployment compensation;

6. Changes the provisions related to overpayment of benefits to allow a greater deduction from future benefits when the claimant refuses to repay the amounts due, provides for interest on overpayments and provides the method of applying amounts paid to amounts due;

7. Provides for a penalty against benefits obtained through false statements or failure to disclose information when the statement or failure to disclose is knowingly made;

8. Allows the withholding of benefits for up to 14 days after new information or new issues arise with respect to the claimant's eligibility or benefit amount;

9. Allows the department to use the Special Administrative Expense Fund to fund activities that improve the solvency of the Unemployment Compensation Fund; and

10. Repeals outdated language.