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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§7-A, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 420, §2, is
amended to read:

 
7-A. Absence from work due to incarceration. For the
duration of his the claimant's unemployment subsequent to a
discharge arising from his the claimant's absence from work for
more than 2 workdays due to his the claimant's incarceration for
conviction of a criminal offense. This disqualification
continues until the claimant has earned 4 times his the
claimant's weekly benefit amount in employment by an employer; or

 
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 149, §4, is
amended to read:

 
9. Receiving pension. For any week with respect to which he
the individual is receiving a governmental or other pension,
retirement or retired pay, annuity or any other similar periodic
payment under a plan maintained or contributed to by a base
period or chargeable employer; except that he shall the
individual must receive benefits reduced, but not below zero, as
follows:

 
A. By the prorated weekly amount of the pension after
deduction of that portion of the pension that is directly
attributable to the percentage of the contributions made to
the plan by that individual;

 
B. By the entire prorated weekly amount of the pension if
paragraph A or C does not apply; or

 
C. By no part of the pension if the entire contributions to
the plan were provided by the individual or by the
individual and an employer, or any other person or
organization, who is not a base period or chargeable
employer.

 
No reduction may be made under this subsection by reason of the
receipt of a pension if the services performed by the individual
during the base period, or remuneration received for these
services, for the employer did not affect the individual's
eligibility for, or increase the amount of that pension,
retirement or retired pay, annuity or similar payment. The
conditions specified by this paragraph shall do not apply to
pensions paid under the United States Social Security Act or the
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, or the corresponding provisions
of prior law. Payments made under those Acts shall must be
treated solely in the manner specified by paragraphs A, B and C.;
or

 
Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§10 is enacted to read:


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