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(h) Benefits shall not be paid to any individual on the basis of any services, substantially all of which consist of participating in sports or athletic events or training or preparing to so participate, for any week which commences during the period between two successive sports seasons (or similar periods) if such individual performed such services in the first of such seasons (or similar periods) and there is a reasonable assurance that such individual will perform such services in the later of such seasons (or similar periods).

(i) (1) Benefits shall not be paid on the basis of services performed by an alien unless such alien is an individual who was lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time the services were performed and was lawfully present for the purpose of performing the services or otherwise was permanently residing in the United States under color of law at the time the services were performed (including an alien who is lawfully present in the United States as a result of the application of the provisions of section 212(d)(5) (8 U.S.C. s.1182 (d)(5)) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. s.1101 et seq.)); provided that any modifications of the provisions of section 3304(a)(14) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. s. 3304 (a) (14)) as provided by Pub.L.94-566, which specify other conditions or other effective dates than stated herein for the denial of benefits based on services performed by aliens and which modifications are required to be implemented under State law as a condition for full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, shall be deemed applicable under the provisions of this section.

(2) Any data or information required of individuals applying for benefits to determine whether benefits are not payable to them because of their alien status shall be uniformly required from all applicants for benefits.

(3) In the case of an individual whose application for benefits would otherwise be approved, no determination that benefits to such individual are not payable because of alien status shall be made except upon a preponderance of the evidence.

(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the director may, to the extent that it may be deemed efficient and economical, provide for consolidated administration by one or more representatives or deputies of claims made pursuant to subsection (f) of this section with those made pursuant to Article III (State plan) of the "Temporary Disability Benefits Law," P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-25 et al.).

Amended 1940, c.247, s.2; 1941, c.114, s.1; 1947, c.35, s.1; 1948, c.110, s.20; 1950, c.172, s.2; 1952, c.187, s.2; 1957, c.104; 1961, c.43, s.2; 1966, c.124; 1967, c.30, s.2 1967, c.30, title amended 1967, c.286, s.12; 1971, c.346, s.1; 1974, c.85; 1974, c.86, s.2; 1977, c.307, s.2; 1979, c.86, s.18; 1980, c.90, s.11; 1983, c.221; 1984, c.24, s.2; 1984, c.216, s.1; 1985, c.508, s.2; 1987, c.216; 1987, c.391; 1989, c.89; 1989, c.213, s.1; 1992, c.46, s.1; 1995, c.234, s.1; 1995, c.394, s.7; 2001, c.17, s.1; 2002, c.13, s.2; 2002, c.94, s.1; 2004, c.130, s.116; 2006, c.47, s.187; 2008, c.17, s.14; 2011, c.154, s.11; 2019, c.37, s.5; 2020, c.57, s.10; 2020, c.122.