Chap. 0410 An Act increasing the benefits payable in a benefit year of unemployment compensation.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would prevent it from taking effect on the date provided therein for its taking effect, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 151A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 30, as most recently amended by chapter 559 of the acts of 1949, and inserting in place thereof the following section: - Section 30. The total benefits which an unemployed individual may receive during his benefit year shall be an amount equal to thirty per cent of his wages in the base period, or an amount equal to twenty-six times his benefit rate, whichever is the lesser, plus dependency benefits payable under section twenty-nine. If such amount includes a fractional part of a dollar, it shall be raised to the next highest dollar.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on July first in the current year and shall affect all claims filed on and after said date. Approved May 26, 1953.