1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 2310 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268.085, subdivision 4, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5    Subd. 4. Social Security benefits. (a) Any applicant aged 62 or over shall be is
1.6required to state when filing an application for unemployment benefits and when filing
1.7continued biweekly requests for unemployment benefits whether if the applicant is
1.8receiving, has filed for, or intends to file for, primary Social Security old age benefits for
1.9any week during the benefit year.
1.10    If the effective date of the applicant's Social Security claim for old age benefits
1.11is, or will be, after the start of the base period, there shall must be deducted from an
1.12applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount 50 percent of the weekly equivalent of
1.13the primary Social Security old age benefit the applicant has received, has filed for, or
1.14intends to file for, with respect to that week.
1.15    If the effective date of the applicant's Social Security claim for old age benefits is
1.16before the start of the base period, there is no deduction from the applicant's weekly
1.17unemployment benefit amount.
1.18    (b) An applicant who is receiving, has received, or has filed for primary Social
1.19Security disability benefits for any week during the benefit year shall must be determined
1.20unable to work and unavailable for suitable employment for that week, unless:
1.21    (1) the Social Security Administration approved the collecting of primary Social
1.22Security disability benefits each month the applicant was employed during the base
1.23period; or
1.24    (2) the applicant provides a statement from an appropriate health care professional
1.25who is aware of the applicant's Social Security disability claim and the basis for that claim,
1.26certifying that the applicant is able to work and available for suitable employment.
2.1    If an applicant meets the requirements of clause (1) or there is no deduction from
2.2the applicant's weekly benefit amount for any Social Security disability benefits. If
2.3only clause (2) applies, then there shall must be deducted from the applicant's weekly
2.4unemployment benefit amount 50 percent of the weekly equivalent of the primary Social
2.5Security disability benefits the applicant is receiving, has received, or has filed for, with
2.6respect to that week; provided, however, that if the Social Security Administration
2.7determines that an individual is not entitled to receive primary Social Security disability
2.8benefits for any week the applicant has applied for those benefits, the 50 percent deduction
2.9shall does not apply to that week.
2.10    (c) Information from the Social Security Administration shall be is considered
2.11conclusive, absent specific evidence showing that the information was erroneous.
2.12    (d) If the computation of the reduced unemployment benefits is not a whole dollar, it
2.13shall be is rounded down to the next lower whole dollar.
2.14    (e) This subdivision does not apply to Social Security survivor benefits.
2.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for unemployment insurance benefit
2.16accounts filed effective on or after July 1, 2007."