MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             2417

individual's current benefit year were being wholly or
mainly supported by such individual and were under
sixteen years of age, but in no event shall such
allowances be paid for more than the number of weeks of
benefits allowable to the individual for total
unemployment. Dependents1 allowances shall be in
addition to the unemployment benefits otherwise payable,
provided that the total of such unemployment benefits and
allowances for dependents shall not exceed [$78] $89 in
any one benefit week and further provided that no
dependency allowance shall be payable with respect to any
week unless an unemployment benefit is also payable with
respect to such week. An individual's number of
dependents shall be determined as of the day with respect
to which he first files a valid claim for benefits in any
benefit year, and shall be fixed for the duration of such
benefit year. Ho person who has been determined to be a
child of one individual on the beginning date of such
individual's benefit year shall be deemed to be a child
of any other individual whose benefit year starts within
one year thereafter. Provided, it shall be presumed that
the father or stepfather is wholly or mainly supporting
his children, stepchildren, or adopted children, who are
a part of the household maintained by him, unless the
contrary is shown to the satisfaction of the Executive
Director. Dependents' allowances shall be regarded as
benefits for the purpose of computing contribution rates
under the terms of § 8(c) of this article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved May 31, 1974.

CHAPTER 708
(House Bill 178)
AN ACT concerning

Unemployment Insurance Law — Dependents1 Allowances

FOR the purpose of providing an allowance for dependents
partially supported by an eligible recipient of
unemployment insurance benefits, removing the
presumption that a father or stepfather is the sole
support of children with respect to dependents'
allowances, allowing either parent to receive
dependents' allowances under certain circumstances,
and relating generally to unemployment insurance