Govenor Charlie Crist on Monday signed the bill that that opens the door for unemployed Floridians to obtain up to 20 weeks much more of jobless benefits.

The bill utilizes fed money to pay out claims for people who’ve exhausted all other benefits and boosts the maximum quantity of weeks anybody can collect in Florida from 79 to 99. Many additional states by now permit recipients to collect advantages for as much as 99 weeks.

The Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation — the office that manages unemployment — mentioned it is going to start accepting application for that extended benefits on the internet commencing Wed.