HB 265 — An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in compensation, further providing for benefits based on service for educational institutions.

PRINTER'S NO.    210

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 265
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY POWELL, WAXMAN, SANCHEZ, McANDREW, KHAN, GIRAL,
        HILL-EVANS, PROBST, DONAHUE, NEILSON, FLEMING, INGLIS, DEASY,
        STEELE, RABB, SCHLOSSBERG AND PARKER, JANUARY 22, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 22, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937
 2      P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of
 3      unemployment compensation to be administered by the
 4      Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly
 5      created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)
 6      selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to
 7      keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay
 8      contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the
 9      payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons;
10      providing procedure and administrative details for the
11      determination, payment and collection of such contributions
12      and the payment of such compensation; providing for
13      cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies;
14      creating certain special funds in the custody of the State
15      Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," in compensation,
16      further providing for benefits based on service for
17      educational institutions.
18      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19   hereby enacts as follows:
20      Section 1.    Section 402.1(2) of the act of December 5, 1936
21   (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment
22   Compensation Law, is amended to read:
23      Section 402.1.    Benefits Based on Service for Educational
24   Institutions.--Benefits based on service for educational
25   institutions pursuant to Article X, XI or XII shall as
 1   hereinafter provided be payable in the same amount, on the same
 2   terms and subject to the same conditions as outlined in section
 3   404(g); except that:
 4      * * *
 5      (2)    (i)   With respect to services performed after October
 6   31, 1983, and prior to the effective date of this subclause, in
 7   any other capacity for an educational institution, benefits
 8   shall not be paid on the basis of such services to any
 9   individual for any week which commences during a period between
10   two successive academic years or terms if such individual
11   performs such services in the first of such academic years or
12   terms and there is a reasonable assurance that such individual
13   will perform such services in the second of such academic years
14   or terms.
15      (ii)     With respect to services performed on and after the
16   effective date of this subclause in any other capacity for an
17   educational institution, benefits shall be paid on the basis of
18   such services to any individual described in subclause (i),
19   regardless of whether or not there is a reasonable assurance
20   that such individual will perform such services in the second of
21   such academic years or terms, to the extent permitted under 26
22   U.S.C. § 3304(a)(6) (relating to approval of State laws), so
23   long as the individual is otherwise eligible for benefits.
24      * * *
25      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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