3390                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                        Ch. 729

ON BEHALF OF 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, during the period between two successive academic years
or terms or, if an agreement provides instead for a similar
period between two regular but not successive terms, during this
period, if the individual performs the service in the first of 2
academic years or terms and there is a contract or reasonable
assurance that the individual will perform services in any such
capacity for any educational institution in the second of 2
academic years or terms.

(4)  An individual may not be paid benefits based on
covered service performed in any capacity other than an
instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity for
any educational institution OR FOR, OR FOR A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION OR A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY ON BEHALF OF AN EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION 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. Before July 1 of each year each such educational
institution shall provide the Employment Security Administration
with the name and social security number of each individual who
has reasonable assurance that he will perform such service in the
next academic year. If, however, that individual is not offered
an opportunity to perform the service for the educational
institution for the next successive year or term, the individual
shall be paid retroactively, provided the individual:

(i) Filed a timely claim for each week;

(ii) Is otherwise eligible; and

(iii) Was denied benefits solely under this
paragraph.

(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.

(6)  (I) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH "EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE AGENCY" MEANS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY WHICH IS ESTABLISHED
AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUCH
SERVICE TO ONE OR MORE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

(II) IN THE CASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PERFORMS
SERVICES IN AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN THE EMPLOY OF AN
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY, IN ANY OF THE SAME CAPACITIES