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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 189 of 739

but not limited to, a letter from an employer stating the eligible applicant's dates of work, or a declaration from an individual with personal knowledge of the eligible applicant's employment. (e) The administrator shall promptly review all applications for compensation submitted pursuant to this section. The administrator shall evaluate each application and determine, on the basis of the information provided by the eligible applicant, or additional information provided at the request of the administrator, whether or not such application shall be approved. The administrator shall provide such determination, in writing, to each applicant not later than sixty business days after the date the application is submitted, or, if the administrator requested additional information, not later than ten business days after the administrator receives such additional information from the applicant. If such claim is approved, the administrator shall direct the Comptroller to pay the full-time or part- time eligible applicant in accordance with subsection (b) of this section not later than ten business days after such approval. (f) An eligible applicant may request that a determination made pursuant to subsection (e) of this section be reconsidered by filing a request with the administrator, on a form prescribed by the administrator, not later than twenty business days after the mailing of the notice of such determination. The administrator shall, not later than three business days after receipt of such request for reconsideration, designate an individual to conduct such reconsideration and shall submit to such designated individual all documents relating to such eligible applicant's application and request for reconsideration. The administrator's designee shall reconsider each determination requested by an eligible applicant pursuant to this subsection. Such review shall consist of a de novo review of all relevant evidence and shall be completed not later than twenty business days after such individual's request for reconsideration. Such designee shall issue a decision