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least $192.01 for insured work.

(f) (2) An individual may not be paid benefits
based on COVERED service performed [before January 1, 1978]
in AN instructional, research, or principal administrative
capacity in an institution of higher education for any week
of unemployment that begins BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1978, during
the period between two successive academic years, or during
a similar period between two regular terms, whether or not
successive, or during a period of paid sabbatical leave for
which the individual's contract provides, if the individual
has a contract or contracts to perform any of those services
for any institution of higher education for both years or
terms.

(3)    An individual may not be paid benefits
based on COVERED service performed [after December 31, 1977]
in an instructional, research, or principal administrative
capacity for an educational institution for any week of
unemployment that begins AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1977 during a
period of paid sabbatical leave for which the individual's
contract provides or during the period between two
successive academic years or a similar period between two
regular but not successive terms, if the individual performs
the service in the first year or term and there is a
contract or reasonable assurance that the individual will
perform services in such capacity for SUCH an educational
institution in the second year or term.

(4)    An individual may not be paid benefits
based on COVERED service performed [after December 31, 1977]
in any capacity other than instructional, research, or
principal administrative or any educational institution THAT
IS NOT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION for any week OF
UNEMPLOYMENT that begins AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1977, during a
period between two successive academic years or terms, if
the individual performs the service in the first year or
term and there is a reasonable assurance that the individual
will perform the service in the second year or term.

(5) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT BE PAID BENEFITS

BASED ON SERVICE DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4 FOR ANY

WEEK OF UNEMPLOYMENT THAT BEGINS DURING AN ESTABLISHED AND

CUSTOMARY VACATION PERIOD, OR HOLIDAY RECESS IF THE

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMS THE SERVICE IN THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE THE VACATION PERIOD, OR HOLIDAY RECESS, AND THERE IS
A REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WILL PERFORM THE

SERVICE IN THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE VACATION

PERIOD OR HOLIDAY RECESS.

(5) In this subsection, the term "institution
of higher education" has the meaning stated in § 20(s) of

this article AND THE TERM "EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION" HAS THE

MEANING STATED IN § 20(U) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(h) (1) An alien may not be paid benefits based on
any service performed by the alien unless, AT THE TIME SUCH
SERVICES WERE PERFORMED, the alien [has been] WAS admitted