(ii) the total cost of the technological upgrades will not exceed the
total amount of contract costs reported to the General Assembly
under section 301.9(i)(3); and
(iii) the Benefit Modernization Advisory Committee established under
clause (6) has been regularly consulted with regard to the
implementation and deployment of the technological upgrades
(4) A copy of the certification under clause (3) shall be delivered to the
chair and minority chair of the Labor & Industry Committee of the
Senate and the chair and minority chair of the Labor & Industry
Committee of the House of Representatives within fifteen (15) days of
the certification to the Governor.
(5) The department shall implement and deploy the technological upgrades
to the delivery system for unemployment compensation benefits in a
manner which will result in significant cost savings and end the
department's reliance on transfers to the Service and Infrastructure
Improvement Fund, while maintaining an adequate level of service for
claimants and employers, as follows:
(i) The technological upgrades shall encourage and facilitate the
filing of unemployment compensation claims and information
required to be provided by employers via the department's
publicly accessible Internet website and other electronic means,
while maintaining an adequate level of access to other forms of
filing for claimants and employers.
