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PUBLIC LAW 92-211-DEC. 22, 1971

'Hospital.»• 57 Stat. 105.

76 Stat. 4 9. D.C. Code 46310. Post, p. 768. New employers* contribution. 57 Stat. 105.

76 Stat. 6 3 3.

Employers* contribution, reduction.

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p. 759.

Contribution in-

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"(3) provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's or higher degree, or provides a program which is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, a program of postgraduate or postdoctoral studies, or a program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation; and all colleges and universities in the District are institutions of higher education for purposes of this section. "(4) is a public or other nonprofit institution, " (x) 'Hospital' means an institution which has been licensed by the Commissioner of the District as a hospital." (14) Section 3(b) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 46-303 (b)) is amended by striking out ", until the effective date of this Act,". (15) Section 3(c)(2) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 46-303(c)(2)) is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end of the first sentence thereof a colon and the following: '•Provided, That after December 31, 1971, benefits paid to an individual for any week during which he is attending a training or retraining course under the provisions of section 10(d)(2) of this Act or extended benefits paid to an exhaustee under the provisions of section 7(g) of this Act shall not be charged against such employer accounts". (16) Section 3(c)(3) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 46-303(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows: "(3) The standard rate of contributions shall be 2.7 per centum, except that after December 31, 1971, each employer newly subject to this Act shall pay contributions at a rate equal to the average rate on taxable wages of all employers for the preceding calendar year (rounded to the next higher one-tenth of 1 per centum), or 1 per centum, whichever is higher (not exceeding 2.7 per centum) until he has been an employer for a sufficient period to meet the requirement to qualify for a reduced rate as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection; thereafter, his contribution rate shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of such paragraph (4)." (17) Section 3(c)(4) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 46-303 (c)(4)) is amended— (A) by striking out subparagraph (i) and inserting in lieu thereof: " (A) No employer's rate of contribution for any calendar year or part thereof shall be reduced below the standard rate unless and until his account could have been charged with benefits paid throughout the thirty-six-consecutive-calendar-month period ending on the computation date applicable to such year or part thereof. For the calendar years 1963 to 1971, inclusive, any employer who is subject to this Act by virtue of the amendment of former section (1)(b)(5)(G) of this Act by the Act of March 30, 1962, and who has not been subject to this Act for a sufficient period to meet this requirement, may qualify for a rate less than the standard rate if his account could have been charged with benefit payments throughout a lesser period but, in no event, less than the twelve consecutive calendar months ending on the computation date (as herein defined) for that calendar year."; (B) by striking out subparagraph (ii) and inserting in lieu thereof: " (B) If the amount of the fund as of June 30 of any j^ear is less than 4 per centum of the total payrolls subject to contributions under this Act for the twelve-consecutive-month period ending on the preceding December 31, the contribution rate for each employer (including newly subject employers) shall be increased by the percentage differential between said 4 per centum of such total payrolls and said fund's percentage of such total payrolls, but in no event shall the contribution rate for any employer be more than 2.7 per centum. Said

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