KRS 341.005: Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Approved job training or certification program" means:

(a) A program approved by the secretary that leads to a short -term certificate or

credential, an industry-recognized certificate, diploma, or associate of applied

science degree in one (1) of Kentucky's top five (5) high -demand workforce

sectors identified by the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board and the

Education and Labor Cabinet;

(b) A program approved and determined by th e secretary to improve an

individual's employability in a high-wage, high-demand occupation; or

(c) A training program approved under the Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. sec.

2296;

(2) "Cabinet" means the Education and Labor Cabinet;

(3) "Commission" means the Unemployment Insurance Commission;

(4) "Enhanced federal benefits" means any temporary federally funded or partially

federally funded benefits, administered by the Commonwealth and payable through

voluntary agreements between the Commonwealth and the Uni ted States

Department of Labor, that supplement or increase weekly state benefit amounts.

"Enhanced federal benefits" does not mean benefits such as, without limitation,

benefits otherwise calculated and distributed in accordance with KRS 341.350 to

341.415, extended benefits provided for in KRS 341.700 to 341.740, shared work

benefits provided for in KRS 341.4161 to 341.4173, disaster unemployment

assistance benefits, 42 U.S.C. sec. 5177, or trade readjustment allowances, 19

U.S.C. secs. 2291 to 2294, or any amendments thereto;

(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or his or her

duly authorized representative; and

(6) "State average unemployment rate" means the seasonal adjusted statewide

unemployment rate that applies to the six (6) month period in which the claim is

filed. One six (6) month period shall begin on January 1 of each year and one six

(6) month period shal l begin on July 1 of each year. For the six (6) month period

beginning on January 1, the state average unemployment rate shall be the average

of Kentucky's seasonal adjusted unemployment rates for the preceding months of

July, August, and September. For th e six (6) month period beginning on July 1, the

state average unemployment rate shall be the average of Kentucky's seasonal

adjusted unemployment rates for the preceding months of January, February, and

March. In calculating the state average unemployment rate, the cabinet shall utilize

the most recent seasonal adjusted unemployment rate determined by the United

States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.