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(iii) for any week in which an unemployment benefit is not payable to
the claimant.

(2) Benefits and the allowance under this section in any 1 week may not
exceed the highest weekly benefit amount in the schedule of benefits.

(c) (1) The number of a claimant's dependents shall be determined as of the 1st
day of the benefit year and shall be fixed for the duration of the benefit year.

(2) After an individual has been determined to be a dependent of a
claimant, the individual may not be considered to be a dependent of any other claimant
whose benefit year starts within 1 year after the determination.                     

(d) In the computation of a contribution rate under Part II of Subtitle 6 of this
title, an allowance for a dependent shall be considered a benefit.

(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, an allowance for a dependent
may not be deducted from a claimant's benefit account.]

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(c) A self-employment assistance allowance is payable on the same terms and
subject to the same conditions as regular unemployment insurance benefits except that:

(1)     the requirements of § 8-903 of this title relating to availability for work
and actively seeking work are not applicable to the individual;

(2)     the requirements of § 8-1005 of this title relating to refusal to accept
referrals or offers of suitable work are not applicable to the individual;

(3)     the provisions of § 8-803(d) of this title concerning subtracting any
wages in excess of [$35] $60 $70 will not apply to the individual;

(4)     an individual will be considered unemployed for the purposes of § 8-801
of this title; and

(5)     an individual who fails to participate in self-employment activities or
who fails to actively engage on a full-time basis in activities, which may include training,
related to establishing a business and becoming self-employed is denied for the week in
which the failure occurs.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 8-805 through

8-809, respectively of Article - Labor and Employment of the Annotated Code of

Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 8-804 through 8-808, respectively.

SECTION 3. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the amendment to
Section 8-803(d) shall be effective for unemployment insurance benefit weekly claims
which are filed for weeks ending on or after October 5, 1996.

SECTION 4. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the amendment to
Section 8-804 shall be effective for individuals filing now claims establishing a new benefit
year on or after October 6, 1996.

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