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

 
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1192, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1983,
c. 816, Pt. A, §22, is amended to read:

 
3. Is able and available for work. He The claimant is able
to work and is available for full-time work at his the claimant's
usual or customary trade, occupation, profession or business or
in such other trade, occupation, profession or business for which
his the claimant's prior training or experience shows him the
claimant to be fitted or qualified; and in addition to having
complied with subsection 2 is himself actively seeking work in
accordance with the regulations of the commission; provided that
no ineligibility may be found solely because the claimant is
unable to accept employment on a shift, the greater part of which
falls between the hours of midnight to 5 a.m., and is unavailable
for that employment because of parental obligation, the need to
care for an immediate family member, or the unavailability of a
personal care attendant required to assist the unemployed
individual who is a handicapped person; and provided that an. An
unemployed individual who is neither able nor available for work
due to good cause as determined by the deputy shall be for any
part of a week is eligible to receive prorated benefits for that
portion of the week during which he the claimant was able and
available;.__A claimant may not be denied benefits under this
subsection if:

 
A.__The claimant is unable to accept employment on a shift,
the greater part of which falls between the hours of
midnight and 5 a.m. because of parental obligation, the need
to care for an immediate family member or the unavailability
of a personal care attendant required to assist the
unemployed individual who is a handicapped person; or

 
B.__The claimant is able and available for work for at least
20 hours during the week.__A claimant who is able and
available for fewer than 40 hours in a week is eligible to
receive prorated benefits for the number of hours in that
week during which the claimant was able and available;

 
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §1193, first ¶ is amended to read:

 
An individual shall be is disqualified for benefits:

 
Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§1, ¶A, as repealed and replaced by PL
1991, c. 560, §2, is amended to read:

 
A. For the week in which the claimant left regular employment
voluntarily without good cause attributable to


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