Modifies the duration of unemployment benefits based on the unemployment rate

SB 745 establishes a system where the number of weeks an eligible worker can receive unemployment benefits in Missouri depends on the state's current unemployment rate. The bill sets specific thresholds, granting up to twenty weeks of benefits when the unemployment rate is nine percent or higher, while reducing the maximum duration to as few as thirteen weeks when the rate falls below six percent. These rates are calculated using seasonal data from the U.S. Department of Labor and take effect on January 1, 2016, directly affecting the length of financial support available to unemployed individuals.