EMERGENCY STATE STAFFING FLEXIBILITY.

SEC. 2106. EMERGENCY STATE STAFFING FLEXIBILITY. Section 4102(b) of the Emergency Unemployment Stabilization and Access Act of 2020 (contained in division D of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act)is amended— (1) by striking “or employer experience rating” and inserting “employer experience rating, or, subject to the succeeding sentence, personnel standards on a merit basis”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The emergency flexibility for personnel standards on a merit basis shall only apply through December 31, 2020, and is limited to engaging of temporary staff, rehiring of retirees or former employees on a non-competitive basis, and other temporary actions to quickly process applications and claims.”.