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it is found by the Executive Director that the circumstances and
labor market conditions justify such exemptions; however, such em-
ployees must comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this
section and must be able to work and otherwise available for work.
Exemption may be granted only with regard to a specific-plant
shut-down, and shall not be construed to exempt any claimant from
meeting the requirements of this article that he be able to work and
otherwise fully available for work.

(d) No week shall be counted as a week of unemployment for
the purposes of this subsection:

(1)    Unless it occurs within the benefit year which includes the
week with respect to which he claims payment of benefits.

(2)    If benefits have been paid with respect thereto.

(3)    Unless the individual was eligible for benefits with respect
thereto as provided in this section and Section 6 of this article, except
for the requirements of this subsection and of subsection (e) of this
section and of subsections (e) and (f) of Section 6.

(e)

(1)    During his base period he has been paid wages for insured
work equal to not less than one and one-half times the upper limit of
the division for which his high quarter earnings qualify as shown in
the schedule of benefits set forth in Section 3(b) of this article,
said sum to be earned in not less than two quarters; and

(2)    During that calendar quarter of his base period in which
his total wages were highest, he has been paid for insured work at
least one hundred ninety-two dollars and one cent ($192.01).

(3)    Wages earned by a full-time student in temporary employ-
ment during holidays or periods of vacation or in employment which
is an integrated part of a cooperative educational curriculum ap-
proved by a local or a state department of education, shall not be
considered base-period wages within the meaning of this Section
and Section 3 of this Article.

(f) An individual who has received benefits in a benefit year
shall not be eligible for benefits in a subsequent benefit year unless
such individual shall have earned wages as a result of performing
services in the employ of another, equal to not less than ten times his
weekly benefit amount after the beginning of the first of such
benefit years.

Sec. 2, And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1969.

Approved March 24, 1969.

CHAPTER 22
(House Bill 389)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 221, 222, and 223 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Baltimore City (1949 Edition, being Article 4 of