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92_HB0425 LRB9200771WHcs 1 AN ACT concerning unemployment insurance. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by 5 changing Section 612 as follows: 6 (820 ILCS 405/612) (from Ch. 48, par. 442) 7 Sec. 612. Academic Personnel - Ineligibility between 8 academic years or terms. 9A.Benefits based on wages for services which are 10 employment under the provisions of Sections 211.1,and 211.2,11and 302Cshall be payable in the same amount, on the same 12 terms, and subject to the same conditions as benefits payable 13 on the basis of wages for other services which are employment 14 under this Act; except that an individual is ineligible for 15 benefits, on the basis of wages for services in an 16 instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity 17 performed: 18 1. For an educational institution, for any week 19 that begins during the period between 2 successive 20 academic years or terms (or, when an agreement provides 21 instead for a similar period between 2 regular but not 22 successive terms, during that period) or during a period 23 of paid sabbatical leave provided for in the individual's 24 contract, if the individual performs those services in 25 the first of the academic years (or terms) and there is a 26 contract or reasonable assurance that the individual will 27 perform services in any such capacity for any educational 28 institution, in the second of those academic years or 29 terms. 30 2. For an educational institution, for any week 31 that begins during an established and customary vacation -2- LRB9200771WHcs 1 period or holiday recess, if the individual performs 2 those services in the period immediately before the 3 vacation period or holiday recess and there is a 4 reasonable assurance that the individual will perform 5 those services in the period immediately following the 6 vacation period or holiday recess. 7 3. In an educational institution, while in the 8 employ of an educational service agency for any week: (i) 9 during a period between 2 successive academic years or 10 terms, if the individual performed those services in the 11 first of those academic years or terms and there is a 12 reasonable assurance that the individual will perform 13 those services in the second of those academic years or 14 terms; and (ii) during an established and customary 15 vacation period or holiday recess, if the individual 16 performed those services in the period immediately before 17 the vacation period or holiday recess and there is a 18 reasonable assurance that the individual will perform 19 those services in the period immediately following the 20 vacation period or holiday recess. As used in this 21 Section, "educational service agency" means a 22 governmental agency or governmental entity that is 23 established and operated exclusively for the purpose of 24 providing such service to one or more educational 25 institutions. 26: 1. an individual shall be ineligible for benefits, on the27basis of wages for employment in an instructional, research,28or principal administrative capacity performed for an29institution of higher education, for any week which begins30during the period between two successive academic years, or31during a similar period between two regular terms, whether or32not successive, or during a period of paid sabbatical leave33provided for in the individual's contract, if the individual34has a contract or contracts to perform services in any such-3- LRB9200771WHcs 1capacity for any institution or institutions of higher2education for both such academic years or both such terms.3This paragraph 1 shall apply with respect to any week4which begins prior to January 1, 1978.52. An individual shall be ineligible for benefits,6on the basis of wages for service in employment in any7capacity other than those referred to in paragraph 1,8performed for an institution of higher learning, for any9week which begins after September 30, 1983, during a10period between two successive academic years or terms, if11the individual performed such service in the first of12such academic years or terms and there is a reasonable13assurance that the individual will perform such service14in the second of such academic years or terms.153. An individual shall be ineligible for benefits,16on the basis of wages for service in employment in any17capacity other than those referred to in paragraph 1,18performed for an institution of higher education, for any19week which begins after January 5, 1985, during an20established and customary vacation period or holiday21recess, if the individual performed such service in the22period immediately before such vacation period or holiday23recess and there is a reasonable assurance that the24individual will perform such service in the period25immediately following such vacation period or holiday26recess.27B. Benefits based on wages for services which are28employment under the provisions of Sections 211.1 and 211.229shall be payable in the same amount, on the same terms, and30subject to the same conditions, as benefits payable on the31basis of wages for other services which are employment under32this Act, except that: 1. an individual shall be ineligible33for benefits, on the basis of wages for service in employment34in an instructional, research, or principal administrative-4- LRB9200771WHcs 1capacity performed for an educational institution, for any2week which begins after December 31, 1977, during a period3between two successive academic years, or during a similar4period between two regular terms, whether or not successive,5or during a period of paid sabbatical leave provided for in6the individual's contract, if the individual performed such7service in the first of such academic years (or terms) and if8there is a contract or a reasonable assurance that the9individual will perform service in any such capacity for any10educational institution in the second of such academic years11(or terms).122. An individual shall be ineligible for benefits,13on the basis of wages for service in employment in any14capacity other than those referred to in paragraph 1,15performed for an educational institution, for any week16which begins after December 31, 1977, during a period17between two successive academic years or terms, if the18individual performed such service in the first of such19academic years or terms and there is a reasonable20assurance that the individual will perform such service21in the second of such academic years or terms.223. An individual shall be ineligible for benefits,23on the basis of wages for service in employment in any24capacity performed for an educational institution, for25any week which begins after January 5, 1985, during an26established and customary vacation period or holiday27recess, if the individual performed such service in the28period immediately before such vacation period or holiday29recess and there is a reasonable assurance that the30individual will perform such service in the period31immediately following such vacation period or holiday32recess.334. An individual shall be ineligible for benefits34on the basis of wages for service in employment in any-5- LRB9200771WHcs 1capacity performed in an educational institution while in2the employ of an educational service agency for any week3which begins after January 5, 1985, (a) during a period4between two successive academic years or terms, if the5individual performed such service in the first of such6academic years or terms and there is a reasonable7assurance that the individual will perform such service8in the second of such academic years or terms; and (b)9during an established and customary vacation period or10holiday recess, if the individual performed such service11in the period immediately before such vacation period or12holiday recess and there is a reasonable assurance that13the individual will perform such service in the period14immediately following such vacation period or holiday15recess. The term "educational service agency" means a16governmental agency or governmental entity which is17established and operated exclusively for the purpose of18providing such services to one or more educational19institutions.20C. 1. If benefits are denied to any individual under the21provisions of paragraph 2 of either subsection A or B of this22Section for any week which begins on or after September 3,231982 and such individual is not offered a bona fide24opportunity to perform such services for the educational25institution for the second of such academic years or terms,26such individual shall be entitled to a retroactive payment of27benefits for each week for which the individual filed a28timely claim for benefits as determined by the rules and29regulations issued by the Director for the filing of claims30for benefits, provided that such benefits were denied solely31because of the provisions of paragraph 2 of either subsection32A or B of this Section.332. If benefits on the basis of wages for service in34employment in other than an instructional, research, or-6- LRB9200771WHcs 1principal administrative capacity performed in an educational2institution while in the employ of an educational service3agency are denied to any individual under the provisions of4subparagraph (a) of paragraph 4 of subsection B and such5individual is not offered a bona fide opportunity to perform6such services in an educational institution while in the7employ of an educational service agency for the second of8such academic years or terms, such individual shall be9entitled to a retroactive payment of benefits for each week10for which the individual filed a timely claim for benefits as11determined by the rules and regulations issued by the12Director for the filing of claims for benefits, provided that13such benefits were denied solely because of subparagraph (a)14of paragraph 4 of subsection B of this Section.15 (Source: P.A. 87-1178.)