Section 919.104 - Funding of extended unemployment compensation in response to COVID-19.(a) Compliance with federal requirements.-- To the extent federal funding is authorized for the administration of the unemployment compensation program, extended unemployment compensation, disaster unemployment assistance or any other unemployment assistance related to COVID-19 made available by the federal government, the secretary is authorized to administer the assistance. The secretary is authorized to adopt temporary regulations to ensure federal compliance in order to receive funding and the following shall apply:(1) The temporary regulations shall not be subject to:(i) Sections 201, 202, 203, 204 and 205 of the act of July 31, 1968 ( P.L. 769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law.(ii) Section 204(b) of the act of October 15, 1980 ( P.L. 950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.(iii) The act of June 25, 1982 ( P.L. 633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.(2) The temporary regulations adopted by the secretary shall expire 120 days after the expiration date of the Federal law authorizing the funding.(a.1) Additional statutory requirements to receive funding.--If the secretary determines that additional statutory amendments are needed to receive federal funding related to COVID-19 unemployment assistance beyond the expiration date of the temporary regulations authorized under subsection (a), the secretary shall include legislative recommendations to the General Assembly in the monthly report required under subsection (d).(b) Sequencing.--The following shall apply to federal funding received for administrative purposes: (1) Upon the availability of Federal funding, money received from the Federal government shall be utilized by the secretary prior to expending any other funds made available to address COVID-19.(C) Authorized use.--The secretary is prohibited from expending any money made available for administrative purposes in response to COVID-19 beyond what is necessary to administer unemployment compensation.(D) Report.--The following shall apply: (1) Beginning April 1, 2020, and the first day of each subsequent month, the secretary shall prepare a report detailing any permanent statutory changes that must be made in order for the commonwealth to comply with federal requirements for funding and all spending related to unemployment compensation in response to COVID-19 the department has made during the preceding month, including any funding made available through the federal government, the governor's disaster proclamation or any other transfers authorized under this section.(2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include the number of applications processed, the number of applications approved and denied and the total amount expended.(3) The secretary shall submit the report under paragraph (1) to the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker of the house of representative, the majority leader and minority leader of the senate, the majority leader and minority leader of the house of representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the appropriations committee of the senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the appropriations committee of the house of representatives.Added by P.L. TBD 2020 No. 9, § 3, eff. 3/27/2020.