§ 28-44-10. Termination of benefit year.

Notwithstanding any provision of chapters 42 €” 44 of this title to the contrary, if the benefit year of an individual terminates prior to the end of a week in which he or she is totally or partially unemployed and eligible and his or her benefit credits for that benefit year have not been exhausted, then that individual shall be entitled to receive for that week from those benefit credits the full amount of benefits that he or she would have received if his or her benefit year had not so terminated; provided, that this shall in no manner affect the establishment of a new base period and benefit year in accordance with §§ 28-42-3(3) and 28-42-3(7).