| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§7-A, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 420, §2, is | amended to read: |
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| | 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 |
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| | Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 149, §4, is | amended to read: |
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| | 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: |
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| 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; |
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| B. By the entire prorated weekly amount of the pension if | paragraph A or C does not apply; or |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| | Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§10 is enacted to read: |
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