CHAPTER 22. ADMINISTRATION OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
IC 22-4-22
Chapter 22. Administration of Intergovernmental Cooperation
IC 22-4-22-1
Benefits; payments
Sec. 1. The board shall enter into arrangements with the
appropriate agencies of other states or jurisdictions or the United
States of America whereby individuals performing services in this
and other states or jurisdictions for a single employing unit under
circumstances not specifically provided for in IC 1971, 22-4-8-2(b)
of this article, or under similar provisions in the unemployment
compensation laws of such other states or jurisdictions, shall be
deemed to be employment performed entirely within this state or
within one (1) of such other states or jurisdictions, and whereby
potential rights to benefits accumulated under the unemployment
compensation laws of several states or jurisdictions, or under such a
law of the United States of America, or both, may constitute the basis
for the payment of benefits through a single appropriate agency
under the terms which the board finds will be fair and reasonable to
all affected interests and will not result in substantial loss to the
Fund.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2301; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.45.)
IC 22-4-22-2
Contributions; payments
Sec. 2. The board is authorized to enter into reciprocal
arrangements with the appropriate agencies of other states or
jurisdictions or the United States of America, adjusting the collection
and payment of contributions by employers with respect to
employment not localized within this state.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2302.)
IC 22-4-22-3
Secretary of state; filing agreement
Sec. 3. The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal
agreements with the proper agencies under the laws of other states or
jurisdictions or of the United States, which agreements shall become
effective after filing with the secretary of state in accordance with
rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, by the terms of
which agreements:
(1) potential rights to benefits accumulated under the
unemployment compensation laws of one (1) or more states or
jurisdictions or of the United States, or both, may constitute the
basis for the payment of benefits through a single appropriate
agency under terms which the commissioner finds will be fair
and reasonable to all affected interests and which will not result
in any substantial loss to the fund; and
(2) wages or services in employment subject to an
unemployment compensation law of another state or of the
United States shall be deemed to be wages in employment for
employers for the purpose of determining an individual's rights
to unemployment compensation benefits under this article, and
wages in employment for employers as defined in this article
shall be deemed to be wages or services on the basis of which
unemployment compensation under the law of another state or
of the United States is payable, but no such arrangement shall
be entered into unless it contains provisions for reimbursements
to the unemployment insurance benefit fund for such of the
unemployment compensation benefits paid under this part upon
the basis of such wages or services, and provisions for
reimbursements from the unemployment insurance benefit fund
for such of the compensation paid under such other law upon
the basis of wages for employment as defined in this article as
the commissioner finds will be fair and reasonable to all
affected interests.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2303; Acts 1953, c.177, s.25; Acts
1965, c.190, s.14.) As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.118;
P.L.18-1987, SEC.63; P.L.21-1995, SEC.104; P.L.108-2006,
SEC.42.
IC 22-4-22-4
Agencies; acting as agent for other jurisdictions
Sec. 4. The board is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements
with the agencies of other states or jurisdictions administering
unemployment compensation laws whereby the board and such other
agencies or jurisdictions may act as agents for each other for the
purpose of accepting contributions on each other's behalf. Such
contributions upon remittance to the state or jurisdiction on whose
behalf such contributions were received, shall be deemed
contributions required and paid into the unemployment compensation
fund of such state or jurisdiction as of the date received by the agent,
state or jurisdiction.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2304.)
IC 22-4-22-5
Investigations; reports
Sec. 5. In order that the administration of this article and the
unemployment insurance laws of other states or jurisdictions or of
the United States of America will be promoted by cooperation
between this state and such other states or jurisdictions or the
appropriate agencies of the United States in exchanging services and
making available facilities and information, the board and the
department are authorized to make such investigations, secure and
transmit such information, make available such services and
facilities, and exercise such of the other powers provided in this
article with respect to the administration of this article as deemed
necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of any
unemployment insurance law and in like manner to accept and utilize
information, services, and facilities made available to this state by
the agency or jurisdiction charged with the administration of any
such other unemployment insurance law.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2305.) As amended by P.L.144-1986,
SEC.119; P.L.108-2006, SEC.43.
IC 22-4-22-6
Fraud; repayments; collection
Sec. 6. (a) On request of an agency which administers an
employment security law of another state or of a foreign government,
and which has found in accordance with the provisions of such law
that a claimant is liable to repay benefits received under such law by
reason of having knowingly made a false statement or
misrepresentation of a material fact, or who has knowingly failed to
disclose a material fact, with respect to a claim taken in this state as
an agent for such agency, the department may collect from such
claimant for the liable state the amount of such benefits to be
refunded to such agency.
(b) In any case in which under this subsection a claimant is liable
to repay any amount to the agency of another state, or of a foreign
government, such amounts may be collected without interest by civil
action in the name of the department acting as agent for such agency.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2306; Acts 1951, c.295, s.12 1/2.) As
amended by P.L.108-2006, SEC.44.