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HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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(II) ADDITIONAL BENEFITS MAY NOT TRIGGER "ON"
AND THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC "OFF" INDICATOR FOR ANY WEEK DURING
WHICH A TOTAL OF 52 WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN ANY
COMBINATION OF REGULAR BENEFITS, EXTENDED BENEFITS OR ANY
SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS,
EXCLUDING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS, IS IN EFFECT.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION DOES NOT INCLUDE TRADE READJUSTMENT
ALLOWANCES PAYABLE UNDER THE FEDERAL TRADE ACT OF 1974, AS
AMENDED OR ANY SIMILAR FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AVAILABLE
ONLY TO SPECIFICALLY DEFINED GROUPS OF CLAIMANTS.
(3) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL COMPUTE THE RATE OF
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "RATE OF
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT" MEANS THE PERCENTAGE DERIVED BY DIVIDING:
(I) THE AVERAGE WEEKLY NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS
FILING CLAIMS FOR REGULAR BENEFITS, EXTENDED BENEFITS, ADDITIONAL
BENEFITS, AND ANY SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
IN THIS STATE FOR WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE MOST
RECENT 13 WEEK PERIOD, BY
(II) THE AVERAGE MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT COVERED
UNDER THIS ARTICLE FOR THE FIRST 4 OF THE MOST RECENT 6 COMPLETED
CALENDAR QUARTERS ENDING BEFORE THE END OF SUCH 13 WEEK PERIOD.
(4) WHENEVER AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT PERIOD IS TO
BECOME EFFECTIVE IN THIS STATE AS A RESULT OF A STATE "ON"
INDICATOR, OR AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT PERIOD IS TO BE TERMINATED IN
THIS STATE AS A RESULT OF A STATE "OFF" INDICATOR, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR SHALL MAKE AN APPROPRIATE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT.
(C) (1) THE ELIGIBILITY PERIOD OF AN INDIVIDUAL CONSISTS OF
THE WEEKS IN THE INDIVIDUAL'S BENEFIT YEAR WHICH BEGIN IN AN
ADDITIONAL BENEFIT PERIOD, AND IF THE INDIVIDUAL'S BENEFIT YEAR
ENDS WITHIN THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT PERIOD, ANY WEEKS THEREAFTER
WHICH BEGIN IN THAT PERIOD.
(2) AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL
BENEFITS DURING AN ELIGIBILITY PERIOD ONLY IF THE INDIVIDUAL HAS
EXHAUSTED ALL OF THE REGULAR, EXTENDED, OR SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION TO WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ENTITLED
AND MEETS THE DEFINITION OF "EXHAUSTEE" CONTAINED IN § 21(A)(7).
(3) AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR ANY WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE
INDIVIDUAL'S ELIGIBILITY PERIOD DURING WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL FAILS
TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN SEEKING WORK. THE DISQUALIFICATION SHALL
CONTINUE UNTIL THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN EMPLOYED DURING AT LEAST 4
WEEKS COMMENCING AFTER THE INDIVIDUAL'S FAILURE TO ACTIVELY
ENGAGE IN SEEKING WORK, AND THE INDIVIDUAL HAS EARNINGS THEREIN
EQUAL TO AT LEAST 4 TIMES THE INDIVIDUAL'S WEEKLY ADDITIONAL
BENEFIT AMOUNT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "ACTIVELY
ENGAGED IN SEEKING WORK" MEANS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS ENGAGED IN
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