Colorado  Department  of  Labor  and  employment
STATEMENT  OF  BASIS  AND  PURPOSE  FOR  PROPOSED  PERMANENT  RULES
Public  Hearing  June  4,  2012

1.	Summary of the basis and purpose for the rule or rule change 

The Unemployment Insurance Program reviewed all rules currently in effect.  The review found rules that are redundant to statute and/or outdated.  The following amendments are proposed to simplify the Unemployment Insurance Program’s rules.

Definitions (Part I)
Repeal rules that repeat statute and renumber the remaining definitions.

Employer Premiums (Part VI)
Amend rules to clarify premiums that are less than $5.

Employer Reports (Part VII)
Repeal reporting methods that cannot be accepted for employer quarterly reports.

Employee-Leasing Companies (Part XVI)
Repeal a portion of the rule that is no longer applicable.

Work Share (Part XVIII)
Repeal rules that repeat statute and renumber the remaining Work Share rules.

2.	If emergency, give reasons

3.	Authority for rule

The authority for the amendments of the rules is in 8-72-102 C.R.S.

Rules.  (1) The director of the division has the power to adopt, amend, or rescind, in accordance with section 24-4-103, C.R.S., reasonable and necessary rules relating to the administration of the “Colorado Employment Security Act” and governing hearings and proceedings under such act.