CHAPTER 22. ADMINISTRATION OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION

IC 22-4-22
     Chapter 22. Administration of Intergovernmental Cooperation

IC 22-4-22-1
Benefits; payments
    
Sec. 1. The board shall enter into arrangements with the appropriate agencies of other states or jurisdictions or the United States of America whereby individuals performing services in this and other states or jurisdictions for a single employing unit under circumstances not specifically provided for in IC 1971, 22-4-8-2(b) of this article, or under similar provisions in the unemployment compensation laws of such other states or jurisdictions, shall be deemed to be employment performed entirely within this state or within one (1) of such other states or jurisdictions, and whereby potential rights to benefits accumulated under the unemployment compensation laws of several states or jurisdictions, or under such a law of the United States of America, or both, may constitute the basis for the payment of benefits through a single appropriate agency under the terms which the board finds will be fair and reasonable to all affected interests and will not result in substantial loss to the Fund.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2301; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.45.)

IC 22-4-22-2
Contributions; payments
    
Sec. 2. The board is authorized to enter into reciprocal arrangements with the appropriate agencies of other states or jurisdictions or the United States of America, adjusting the collection and payment of contributions by employers with respect to employment not localized within this state.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2302.)

IC 22-4-22-3
Secretary of state; filing agreement
    
Sec. 3. The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with the proper agencies under the laws of other states or jurisdictions or of the United States, which agreements shall become effective after filing with the secretary of state in accordance with rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, by the terms of which agreements:
        (1) potential rights to benefits accumulated under the unemployment compensation laws of one (1) or more states or jurisdictions or of the United States, or both, may constitute the basis for the payment of benefits through a single appropriate agency under terms which the commissioner finds will be fair and reasonable to all affected interests and which will not result in any substantial loss to the fund; and
        (2) wages or services in employment subject to an unemployment compensation law of another state or of the United States shall be deemed to be wages in employment for

employers for the purpose of determining an individual's rights to unemployment compensation benefits under this article, and wages in employment for employers as defined in this article shall be deemed to be wages or services on the basis of which unemployment compensation under the law of another state or of the United States is payable, but no such arrangement shall be entered into unless it contains provisions for reimbursements to the unemployment insurance benefit fund for such of the unemployment compensation benefits paid under this part upon the basis of such wages or services, and provisions for reimbursements from the unemployment insurance benefit fund for such of the compensation paid under such other law upon the basis of wages for employment as defined in this article as the commissioner finds will be fair and reasonable to all affected interests.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2303; Acts 1953, c.177, s.25; Acts 1965, c.190, s.14.) As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.118; P.L.18-1987, SEC.63; P.L.21-1995, SEC.104; P.L.108-2006, SEC.42.

IC 22-4-22-4
Agencies; acting as agent for other jurisdictions
    
Sec. 4. The board is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with the agencies of other states or jurisdictions administering unemployment compensation laws whereby the board and such other agencies or jurisdictions may act as agents for each other for the purpose of accepting contributions on each other's behalf. Such contributions upon remittance to the state or jurisdiction on whose behalf such contributions were received, shall be deemed contributions required and paid into the unemployment compensation fund of such state or jurisdiction as of the date received by the agent, state or jurisdiction.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2304.)

IC 22-4-22-5
Investigations; reports
    
Sec. 5. In order that the administration of this article and the unemployment insurance laws of other states or jurisdictions or of the United States of America will be promoted by cooperation between this state and such other states or jurisdictions or the appropriate agencies of the United States in exchanging services and making available facilities and information, the board and the department are authorized to make such investigations, secure and transmit such information, make available such services and facilities, and exercise such of the other powers provided in this article with respect to the administration of this article as deemed necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of any unemployment insurance law and in like manner to accept and utilize information, services, and facilities made available to this state by the agency or jurisdiction charged with the administration of any

such other unemployment insurance law.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2305.) As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.119; P.L.108-2006, SEC.43.

IC 22-4-22-6
Fraud; repayments; collection
    
Sec. 6. (a) On request of an agency which administers an employment security law of another state or of a foreign government, and which has found in accordance with the provisions of such law that a claimant is liable to repay benefits received under such law by reason of having knowingly made a false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact, or who has knowingly failed to disclose a material fact, with respect to a claim taken in this state as an agent for such agency, the department may collect from such claimant for the liable state the amount of such benefits to be refunded to such agency.
    (b) In any case in which under this subsection a claimant is liable to repay any amount to the agency of another state, or of a foreign government, such amounts may be collected without interest by civil action in the name of the department acting as agent for such agency.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2306; Acts 1951, c.295, s.12 1/2.) As amended by P.L.108-2006, SEC.44.