23-794. School bus contractors with educational institutions; definition

A. Notwithstanding any other law, benefits based on service by a school bus contractor for an educational institution shall not be paid to an individual for any week of unemployment that begins during a period between two successive academic years or terms if the individual performs these services in the first of the successive academic years or terms and if there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will perform the same services in the second of the successive academic years or terms, except that if benefits are denied to any individual under this subsection and that individual was not offered an opportunity to perform these services for the educational institution for the second successive academic year or term, the individual is entitled to a retroactive payment of benefits for each week for which the individual filed a timely claim for benefits and the benefits were denied solely by reason of this subsection.

B. Benefits based on service by a school bus contractor for an educational institution shall not be paid to an individual for any week of unemployment that begins during an established and customary vacation period or holiday recess if the individual performs these services in the period immediately before the vacation period or holiday recess and if there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will perform the services in the period immediately following the vacation period or holiday recess.

C. For the purposes of this section, " school bus" has the same meaning as prescribed in section 28-101.