ORS 657.167: Amount and time period for payment of benefits to educational institution employees.

(1) Benefits based on service in an instructional, research or principal administrative capacity for an educational institution or institution of higher education shall be payable to an individual 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 benefits shall not be paid based on such services for any week of unemployment commencing during the period between two successive academic years or, when an agreement provides instead for 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 and 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 institution in the second of such academic years or terms. All services by an individual for an institution shall be deemed in instructional, research or principal administrative capacity if at least 50 percent of the individual’s time is spent in such activities. (2) With respect to any services described in subsection (1) of this section, compensation payable on the basis of such services shall be denied to any individual for any week that 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 reasonable assurance that such individual will perform such services or any services described in ORS 657.221 (1) in the period immediately following such vacation period or holiday recess. (3) With respect to any services described in subsection (1) of this section, benefits based on such services shall be denied as specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section to any individual who performed such service in an institution while in the employ of an education service district established by ORS chapter 334, providing 50 percent or more of the individual’s time is spent in instructional, research or principal administrative capacity in such institution. (4) The provisions of subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section apply only to service performed for: (a) An educational institution or institution of higher education operated by a nonprofit employing unit; (b) This state; (c) A political subdivision of this state; or (d) An Indian tribe. [1971 c.463 §12; 1975 c.284 §1; 1977 c.241 §2; 1981 c.60 §1; 1983 c.528 §2; 1985 c.226 §2; 1985 c.748 §1; 2001 c.572 §8; 2005 c.218 §4]