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VT LEG #371318 v.1 Sec. 44. UNEMPLOYMENT DUE TO URGENT, COMPELLING, OR NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES; COVERAGE; IMPACT; REPORT (a) On or before January 15, 2024, the Commissioner of Labor shall submit a written report prepared in consultation with the Joint Fiscal Office to the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development and the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs regarding the potential impact of extending eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits to individuals who separate from employment due to urgent, compelling, or necessitous circumstances, including the individual’s injury or illness, to obtain or recover from medical treatment, to escape domestic or sexual violence, to care for a child following an unexpected loss of child care, or to care for an ill or injured family member. (b) The report shall include: (1) a list of states in which individuals who separate from employment due to circumstances similar to those described in subsection (a) of this section are eligible for unemployment insurance and shall identify the specific circumstances for separation from employment in each identified state for which there is no waiting period or period of disqualification related to the circumstance; (2) information, to the extent it is available, regarding the number of approved claims in the states identified pursuant to subdivision (1) of this