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91_HB2311

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Unemployment  Insurance  Act  by
 2    changing Section 612.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.  The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by
 6    changing Section 612 as follows:

 7        (820 ILCS 405/612) (from Ch. 48, par. 442)
 8        Sec.  612.  Educational  institution  Academic  personnel
 9    Ineligibility between academic years or terms.
10        A.  Benefits  based  on  wages  for  services  which  are
11    employment under the provisions of Sections 211.1, and 211.2,
12    and 302C shall be payable in the same  amount,  on  the  same
13    terms, and subject to the same conditions as benefits payable
14    on the basis of wages for other services which are employment
15    under  this  Act; except that an individual is ineligible for
16    benefits,  on  the  basis  of  wages  for  services   in   an
17    instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity
18    performed:
19             (1)  For  an  educational  institution, for any week
20        that  begins  during  the  period  between  2  successive
21        academic years or terms (or, when an  agreement  provides
22        instead  for  a  similar period between 2 regular but not
23        successive terms, during that period) or during a  period
24        of paid sabbatical leave provided for in the individual's
25        contract,  if  the  individual performs those services in
26        the first of the academic years (or terms) and there is a
27        contract or reasonable assurance that the individual will
28        perform services in any such capacity for any educational
29        institution, in the second of  those  academic  years  or
30        terms.
31             (2)  For  an  educational  institution, for any week
 
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 1        that begins during an established and customary  vacation
 2        period  or  holiday  recess,  if  the individual performs
 3        those services  in  the  period  immediately  before  the
 4        vacation   period  or  holiday  recess  and  there  is  a
 5        reasonable assurance that  the  individual  will  perform
 6        those  services  in  the period immediately following the
 7        vacation period or holiday recess.
 8             (3)  In an educational  institution,  while  in  the
 9        employ of an educational service agency for any week: (i)
10        during  a  period  between 2 successive academic years or
11        terms, if the individual performed those services in  the
12        first  of  those  academic  years or terms and there is a
13        reasonable assurance that  the  individual  will  perform
14        those  services  in the second of those academic years or
15        terms; and  (ii)  during  an  established  and  customary
16        vacation  period  or  holiday  recess,  if the individual
17        performed those services in the period immediately before
18        the vacation period or holiday  recess  and  there  is  a
19        reasonable  assurance  that  the  individual will perform
20        those services in the period  immediately  following  the
21        vacation period or holiday recess.  The term "educational
22        service   agency"   means   a   governmental   agency  or
23        governmental entity  that  is  established  and  operated
24        exclusively  for the purpose of providing such service to
25        one or more educational institutions.
26        B.  Benefits  based  on  wages  for  services  which  are
27    employment under the provisions of Sections 211.1  and  211.2
28    shall  be  payable in the same amount, on the same terms, and
29    subject to the same conditions as  benefits  payable  on  the
30    basis  of wages for other services which are employment under
31    this Act; except that an individual shall be  ineligible  for
32    benefits, on the basis of wages for services in employment in
33    any  capacity  other  than  those referred to in subsection A
34    performed:
 
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 1             1.  For an educational  institution  other  than  an
 2        institution of higher education for any week which begins
 3        during  the  period between two successive academic years
 4        or terms, if such individual performs  such  services  in
 5        the  first of such academic years (or terms) and there is
 6        a reasonable assurance that such individual will  perform
 7        such  services  in  the  second of such academic years or
 8        terms.
 9             2.  For an educational  institution  other  than  an
10        institution of higher education for any week which begins
11        during  an  established  and customary vacation period or
12        holiday recess if such individual performs such  services
13        in  the period immediately before such vacation period or
14        holiday recess, and there is a reasonable assurance  that
15        such  individual will perform such services in the period
16        immediately following such vacation period or holiday.
17             3.  In  an  education  institution  other  than   an
18        institution  of  higher  education  while in employ of an
19        educational service agency for  any  week  which  begins:
20        (a) during a period between two successive academic years
21        or terms, if the individual performed such service in the
22        first  of  such  academic  years  or terms and there is a
23        reasonable assurance that  the  individual  will  perform
24        such  service  in  the  second  of such academic years or
25        terms;  and  (b)  during  an  established  and  customary
26        vacation period or  holiday  recess,  if  the  individual
27        performed  such  service in the period immediately before
28        such vacation period or holiday recess  and  there  is  a
29        reasonable  assurance  that  the  individual will perform
30        such service in the  period  immediately  following  such
31        vacation  period or holiday recess. The term "educational
32        service  agency"   means   a   governmental   agency   or
33        governmental  entity  which  is  established and operated
34        exclusively for the purpose of providing such services to
 
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 1        one or more educational institutions.
 2    : 1.  an individual shall be ineligible for benefits, on  the
 3    basis  of wages for employment in an instructional, research,
 4    or  principal  administrative  capacity  performed   for   an
 5    institution  of  higher  education, for any week which begins
 6    during the period between two successive academic  years,  or
 7    during a similar period between two regular terms, whether or
 8    not  successive,  or during a period of paid sabbatical leave
 9    provided for in the individual's contract, if the  individual
10    has  a  contract or contracts to perform services in any such
11    capacity  for  any  institution  or  institutions  of  higher
12    education for both such academic years or both such terms.
13        This paragraph 1 shall apply with  respect  to  any  week
14    which begins prior to January 1, 1978.
15             2.  An  individual shall be ineligible for benefits,
16        on the basis of wages for service in  employment  in  any
17        capacity  other  than  those  referred to in paragraph 1,
18        performed for an institution of higher learning, for  any
19        week  which  begins  after  September  30, 1983, during a
20        period between two successive academic years or terms, if
21        the individual performed such service  in  the  first  of
22        such  academic  years  or terms and there is a reasonable
23        assurance that the individual will perform  such  service
24        in the second of such academic years or terms.
25             3.  An  individual shall be ineligible for benefits,
26        on the basis of wages for service in  employment  in  any
27        capacity  other  than  those  referred to in paragraph 1,
28        performed for an institution of higher education, for any
29        week which  begins  after  January  5,  1985,  during  an
30        established  and  customary  vacation  period  or holiday
31        recess, if the individual performed such service  in  the
32        period immediately before such vacation period or holiday
33        recess  and  there  is  a  reasonable  assurance that the
34        individual  will  perform  such  service  in  the  period
 
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 1        immediately following such  vacation  period  or  holiday
 2        recess.
 3        B.  Benefits  based  on  wages  for  services  which  are
 4    employment  under  the provisions of Sections 211.1 and 211.2
 5    shall be payable in the same amount, on the same  terms,  and
 6    subject  to  the  same conditions, as benefits payable on the
 7    basis of wages for other services which are employment  under
 8    this  Act, except that:  1. an individual shall be ineligible
 9    for benefits, on the basis of wages for service in employment
10    in an instructional, research,  or  principal  administrative
11    capacity  performed  for  an educational institution, for any
12    week which begins after December 31, 1977,  during  a  period
13    between  two  successive  academic years, or during a similar
14    period between two regular terms, whether or not  successive,
15    or  during  a period of paid sabbatical leave provided for in
16    the individual's contract, if the individual  performed  such
17    service in the first of such academic years (or terms) and if
18    there  is  a  contract  or  a  reasonable  assurance that the
19    individual will perform service in any such capacity for  any
20    educational  institution in the second of such academic years
21    (or terms).
22             2.  An individual shall be ineligible for  benefits,
23        on  the  basis  of wages for service in employment in any
24        capacity other than those referred  to  in  paragraph  1,
25        performed  for  an  educational institution, for any week
26        which begins after December 31,  1977,  during  a  period
27        between  two  successive  academic years or terms, if the
28        individual performed such service in the  first  of  such
29        academic  years  or  terms  and  there  is  a  reasonable
30        assurance  that  the individual will perform such service
31        in the second of such academic years or terms.
32             3.  An individual shall be ineligible for  benefits,
33        on  the  basis  of wages for service in employment in any
34        capacity performed for an  educational  institution,  for
 
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 1        any  week  which  begins after January 5, 1985, during an
 2        established and  customary  vacation  period  or  holiday
 3        recess,  if  the individual performed such service in the
 4        period immediately before such vacation period or holiday
 5        recess and there  is  a  reasonable  assurance  that  the
 6        individual  will  perform  such  service  in  the  period
 7        immediately  following  such  vacation  period or holiday
 8        recess.
 9             4.  An individual shall be ineligible  for  benefits
10        on  the  basis  of wages for service in employment in any
11        capacity performed in an educational institution while in
12        the employ of an educational service agency for any  week
13        which  begins  after January 5, 1985, (a) during a period
14        between two successive academic years or  terms,  if  the
15        individual  performed  such  service in the first of such
16        academic  years  or  terms  and  there  is  a  reasonable
17        assurance that the individual will perform  such  service
18        in  the  second  of such academic years or terms; and (b)
19        during an established and customary  vacation  period  or
20        holiday  recess, if the individual performed such service
21        in the period immediately before such vacation period  or
22        holiday  recess  and there is a reasonable assurance that
23        the individual will perform such service  in  the  period
24        immediately  following  such  vacation  period or holiday
25        recess. The term "educational  service  agency"  means  a
26        governmental  agency  or  governmental  entity  which  is
27        established  and  operated exclusively for the purpose of
28        providing  such  services  to  one  or  more  educational
29        institutions.
30        C. 1.  If benefits are denied to any individual under the
31    provisions of paragraph 1 2 of either subsection A  or  B  of
32    this  Section for any week which begins on or after September
33    3, 1982 and such  individual  is  not  offered  a  bona  fide
34    opportunity  to  perform  such  services  for the educational
 
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 1    institution for the second of such academic years  or  terms,
 2    such individual shall be entitled to a retroactive payment of
 3    benefits  for  each  week  for  which  the individual filed a
 4    timely claim for benefits as  determined  by  the  rules  and
 5    regulations  issued  by the Director for the filing of claims
 6    for benefits, provided that such benefits were denied  solely
 7    because  of  the  provisions  of  paragraph  1  2  of  either
 8    subsection A or B of this Section.
 9        2.  If  benefits  on  the  basis  of wages for service in
10    employment in  other  than  an  instructional,  research,  or
11    principal administrative capacity performed in an educational
12    institution  while  in  the  employ of an educational service
13    agency are denied to any individual under the  provisions  of
14    subparagraph  (a)  of  paragraph 3 4 of subsection B and such
15    individual is not offered a bona fide opportunity to  perform
16    such  services  in  an  educational  institution while in the
17    employ of an educational service agency  for  the  second  of
18    such  academic  years  or  terms,  such  individual  shall be
19    entitled to a retroactive payment of benefits for  each  week
20    for which the individual filed a timely claim for benefits as
21    determined  by  the  rules  and  regulations  issued  by  the
22    Director for the filing of claims for benefits, provided that
23    such  benefits were denied solely because of subparagraph (a)
24    of paragraph 3 4 of subsection B of this Section.
25    (Source: P.A. 87-1178.)

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