39-51-706. Department duties -- integrity data hub -- review of information -- reporting to legislature. The department of labor and industry shall: (1) engage with and utilize a commercially available database to verify the integrity of the state's unemployment insurance rolls; (2) on a weekly basis, check the unemployment insurance rolls against the department of corrections list of incarcerated individuals to verify eligibility and ensure program integrity; (3) on a weekly basis, check the unemployment insurance rolls against the national directory of new hires to verify eligibility; (4) have the authority to execute a memorandum of understanding with any department, agency, or division for information required to be shared between agencies as outlined in this part; (5) if it receives information concerning an individual receiving unemployment insurance benefits that indicates a change in circumstances that may affect eligibility, review the individual's case; and (6) report to the economic affairs interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210 relating to the administration of this part. History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 425, L. 2021.
Montana Legal Code
§ 39-51-706
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