| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, individuals in need of assistance from the Department | | of Labor, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation may be deterred | | from seeking that assistance by prohibitive costs of toll | | telephone calls; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts | | create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of | | Maine and require the following legislation as immediately | | necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and | | safety; now, therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1082, sub-§15 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 15.__Toll-free telephone line.__The commissioner shall | | ensure that the bureau maintains and provides appropriate | | staff to monitor a toll-free telephone line to direct | | individuals to the appropriate resources and personnel within | | the bureau. |
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| | | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the | | preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. |
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| | | This bill requires the Commissioner of Labor to ensure that | | the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation maintains and provides | | appropriate staff to monitor a toll-free telephone line to | | direct individuals to the appropriate resources and personnel | | within the bureau. |
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