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 PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982 "(I) compensation payable on the basis of such services may be denied to any individual for any week which commences during a period between 2 successive academic years or terms if such individual performs such services in the first of such academic years or terms and there is a reeisonable assurance that such individual will perform such services in the second of such academic years or terms, except that "(ID if compensation is denied to any individual for any week under subclause (I) and such individual was not offered an opportunity to perform such services for the educational institution for the second of such academic years or terms, such individual shall be entitled to a retroactive payment of the compensation for each week for which the individual filed a timely claim for compensation and for which compensation was denied solely by reason of subclause (I),". (b)(1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The amendment made by subsection (a), insofar as it requires retroactive payments of compensation to employees of educational institutions other than institutions of higher education (as defined in section 3304(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954), shall not be a requirement for any State law before January 1, 1984.

96 STAT. 409

Effective date. 26 USC 3304 note.

SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION

SEC. 194. (a) It is the purpose of this section to assist States which 26 USC 3304 provide partial unemployment benefits to individuals whose work- note. weeks are reduced pursuant to an employer plan under which such reductions are made in lieu of temporary layoffs. (b)(l) The Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") shall develop model legislative language which may be used by States in developing and enacting short-time compensation programs, and shall provide technical assistance to States to assist in developing, enacting, and implementing such short-time compensation program. (2) The Secretary shall conduct a study or studies for purposes of evaluating the operation, costs, effect on the State insured rate of unemployment, and other effects of State short-time compensation programs developed pursuant to this section. (3) This section shall be a three-year experimental provision, and the provisions of this section regarding guidelines shall terminate 3 years following the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) States are encouraged to experiment in carrying out the purpose and intent of this section. However, to assure minimum uniformity. States are encouraged to consider requiring the provisions contained in subsections (c) and (d). (c) For purposes of this section, the term "short-time compensa- Definitions. tion program" means a program under which— (1) individuals whose workweeks have been reduced pursuant to a qualified employer plan by at least 10 per centum will be eligible for unemployment compensation; (2) the amount of unemployment compensation payable to any such individual shall be a pro rata portion of the unemploy-

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