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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Bill Flanigan

Unemployment benefits can be paid for weeks starting on/after June 1, 2025 based on wages for non-instructional education work during breaks, expanding eligibility.

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Bill Summary · HB 3330

Bill summary — HB 3330 (2025)

Overview / purpose

HB 3330 amends Section 612 of the Unemployment Insurance Act (820 ILCS 405/612) to change how weeks of unemployment are treated for persons who perform work for educational institutions or educational service agencies. Its principal effect is to make unemployment benefits payable, for weeks beginning on or after June 1, 2025, on the basis of wages earned for employment in capacities other than “instructional, research, or principal administrative” roles — provided the claimant is otherwise eligible under the Act. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jay Hoffman, co‑sponsored by Rep. Katie Stuart, and has a companion, SB 1124.

Key provisions

  • Amends 820 ILCS 405/612 to specify that, for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after June 1, 2025, benefits shall be payable based on wages for employment performed for an educational institution or an educational service agency when that employment is in a capacity other than:
    • instructional,
    • research, or
    • principal administrative.
  • Retains the existing statutory framework that treats instructional, research, and principal administrative employees differently (those categories historically face ineligibility during academic breaks if they have a contract or reasonable assurance of future work).
  • Applies the change to wages from both educational institutions and educational service agencies.
  • Effective immediately, with the substantive eligibility change tied to weeks beginning on or after June 1, 2025.

Who would be affected

  • Non‑instructional staff who work for K–12 schools, colleges/universities, and educational service agencies (e.g., clerical staff, maintenance, instructional aides, other non‑faculty positions) — these workers would be eligible to receive unemployment benefits during term breaks or between academic years, if otherwise eligible.
  • Employers in the education sector and the state Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund may see changes in benefit claims and payments.
  • Instructional, research, and principal administrative employees appear to remain subject to existing ineligibility rules where contracts or assurances of return exist.

Procedural status & timeline

  • Introduced: February 18, 2025 (filed Feb 25, 2025)
  • Public hearing: April 22, 2025 (left pending in committee)
  • Assigned committees: Labor & Commerce; Criminal Jurisprudence; Rules (multiple referrals listed)
  • Status as of June 28, 2025: In committee upon adjournment

Potential impacts / considerations

  • Likely increases eligibility for unemployment benefits among non‑instructional education employees during academic breaks; could raise the number of claims and have modest fiscal impact on benefit payouts.
  • Leaves unchanged the longstanding carve‑outs for faculty and certain administrative staff who have contracts or reasonable assurance of continued employment.
  • Exact fiscal impact would depend on claim volumes and departmental administrative implementation.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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