West Virginia Code § 21A-6-15

Benefit payments for service with nonprofit organizations, state
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hospitals, institutions of higher education, educational institutions and
governmental entities.
(a) Benefits based on service in employment as defined in subdivisions (9) and (10), section
sixteen, article one-a of this chapter, are payable in the same amount, on the same terms and
subject to the same conditions as compensation payable on the basis of otheer service subject
to this chapter; except that benefits based on service in an instructional, research or
principal administrative capacity in an institution of higher education srhall not be paid to an
individual for any week of unemployment which begins during the period between two
successive academic years, or during a similar period between two regular terms, whether
or not successive, or during a period of paid sabbatical leave provided for in the individual's
contract, if the individual has a contract or contracts to perftorm services, in any such
capacity for any institution or institutions of higher education for both such academic years
or both such terms.
(b) Benefits based on service in employment defined in subdivisions (9) and (10), section
sixteen, article one-a of this chapter, are payasble in the same amount, on the same terms and
subject to the same conditions as benefits payable on the basis of other service subject to
this chapter, except that:
(1) With respect to services in an instructional, research or principal administrative capacity
for an educational institution, ebenefits shall not be paid based on such services for any week
commencing during the period between two successive academic years or terms, or during a
similar period between Ltwo regular but not successive terms, or during a period of paid
sabbatical leave provided for in the individual's contract, to any individual if such individual
performs such services in the first of such academic years or terms and if there is a contract
or a reasonable assurance that such individual will perform services in any such capacity for
any educational institution in the second of such academic years or terms or after such
holiday or vacation period.
(2) With respect to services in any other capacity for an educational institution, benefits shall
not be paid on the basis of such services to any individual for any week which commences
during a period between two successive academic years or terms if such individual performs
such services in the first of such academic years or terms and there is a reasonable
assurance that such individual will perform such services in the second of such academic
years or terms, except that if compensation is denied to any individual under this subsection
and such individual was not offered an opportunity to perform such services for the
educational institution for the second of such academic years or terms, such individual is
entitled to a retroactive payment of compensation for each week for which the individual
filed a timely claim for compensation and for which compensation was denied solely by
reason of this clause.
(3) With respect to services described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, benefits
shall not be paid to any individual for any week which commences during an established and
customary vacation period or holiday recess if such individual performs such services in the
period immediately before such vacation period or holiday recess, and there is a reasonable
assurance that such individual will perform such services in the period immediately
following such vacation period or holiday recess.
(4) Benefits payable on the basis of services in any such capacities as specified in
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be denied as specified in subedivisions (1), (2)
and (3) of this subsection to any individual who performed such services in an educational
institution while in the employ of an educational service agency. For purrposes of this
subdivision the term "educational service agency" means a governmental agency or
governmental entity which is established and operated exclusively for the purpose of
providing such services to one or more educational institutions.

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