In order to meet an April 2011 statutory deadline, the Employment Development Department proposes an interim parallel database solution for implementing an alternate base period.

May 10, 2010 - Chapter 23 established a statutory deadline of April 2011 to implement ABP. Once implemented, about 65,000  individuals who do not currently qualify for  UI benefits under the standard base period would now qualify  using an ABP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/210

Use of federal incentive funds for implementation of Alternative Base Period

May 20, 2011 - The Governor ’s budget estimates that the annual administrative costs of operating  the ABP would be about $16 million. ABP Results in New Federal Incentive Funds .    In May 2011, EDD made sufficient progress on ABP development to certify to the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/414

^[PDF] Unemployment Insurance Automation Projects

.  Alternate Base Period (ABP)—would implement programming changes to provide an ABP for individuals who do not qualify for a UI claim under the current base period. Chapter 23, Stat- utes of 2009 (ABX3 29, Coto) requires ABP implementation by April 2011.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2010/Unemployment_Automation_Projects_02_03_10.pdf

California's Other Budget Deficit: The Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency

California to Implement ABP. Because the state ’s UI program meets the federal requirements, California only needs to implement an ABP in order to qualify for the entire incentive payment, estimated to be about $840 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/ssrv/unemp_ins/ui_102010.aspx

^[PDF] The Employment Development Department's Automation Projects

The ABP project will implement programming changes to provide an alternate base period year for individuals who do not monetarily qualify for an unem- ployment insurance (UI) claim using the standard/current base period year by allowing workers to qualify for a UI claim by using an ABP that is based on the most recent four completed calendar quarters at the time of fi ling a claim. 0.03 3.2 6.5 0.4 10.1 Electronic Benefi t Payments (EBP).
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2010/EDD_Automation_04_29_10.pdf

^[PDF] California's Other Budget Deficit: The Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency

California to Implement ABP. Because the state’s UI program meets the federal requirements, California only needs to implement an ABP in order to qualify for the entire incentive payment, esti- mated to be about $840 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/ssrv/unemp_ins/ui_102010.pdf

The Budget Package: 2011-12 California Spending Plan

An ABP allows some unemployed workers to qualify for UI benefits sooner than would have been the case under prior law. In May 2011, EDD made sufficient progress on ABP development to certify to the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/bud/spend_plan/spend_plan_081211.aspx

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program [Publication Details]

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