H0181B1461A00918 SFR:EJH 06/09/23 #90 A00918
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 181
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE GLEIM
Printer's No. 1461
Amend Bill, page 24, by inserting between lines 15 and 16
(2) If benefits under this act are paid as the result of
a circumstance that is the fault of a recipient, the
recipient shall be liable to repay a sum equal to the amount
of benefits received as the result of that circumstance and
interest at the rate determined by the Secretary of Revenue
in accordance with section 806 of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, per month or
fraction of a month, from 15 days after notice of the
overpayment was issued until the sum and any interest are
repaid.
Amend Bill, page 24, line 16, by striking out "(2)" and
inserting
(3)
Amend Bill, page 24, line 19, by inserting after "and"
interest at the rate determined by the Secretary of
Revenue in accordance with section 806 of The Fiscal Code,
per month or fraction of a month, from 15 days after notice
of the overpayment was issued until the sum and any interest
are repaid, and
Amend Bill, page 24, line 22, by striking out "(3) IF" and
inserting
(4) In addition to repayment under paragraph (1) and
disqualification under subsection (a), if
Amend Bill, page 24, lines 26 through 29, by striking out
"THE DEPARTMENT MAY SEEK REPAYMENT OF BENEFITS FROM" in line 26,
all of lines 27 and 28 and "PENALTY IN THE" in line 29 and
inserting
in the case of willful misrepresentation, the employee:
(i) Shall be required to pay a penalty in the
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Amend Bill, page 25, by inserting between lines 2 and 3
(ii) Is guilty of a summary offense. The following
apply:
(A) Upon conviction, the individual shall be
sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $1,500 or to imprisonment for not more than
30 days, or both.
(B) Each false statement, misrepresentation or
failure to disclose a material fact shall constitute
a separate offense.
(5) The department may collect money owed under
paragraph (2), (3) or (4) in the manner provided in section
308.1 of the Unemployment Compensation Law, for the
collection of past due contributions.
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