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MRPA 1982 Legislative Platform Page Three • LEVY LIMITS - A priority Due to financial constraints placed, upon municipalities ; park and recreation departments have and continue to receive significant financial cutbacks that are causing a reduction in park maintenance and recreational services ; therefore , the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association supports legislation to increase or lift the levy limits presently imposed upon municipalities . National Issues The Minnesota Recreation and Park Association will look to the National Recreation and Park Association to review and promulgate National legislation and to advise of the affect the legislation will have on Minnesota in matters dealing' with Parks , Recreation and Leisure Services . The Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association will provide support to pertinent legislation having a benefit to • its members and the citizens of Minnesota, and may promulgate legislation on state and national issues . UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION - A priority In 1976, unemployment compensation laws were substantially improved by the elimination of eligibility for those individuals who voluntarily quit or are dismissed for cause. However. , requalification is provided once " the claimant has earned four times the weekly benefit for which he would otherwise be eligible. This requalification is too low and should be substabtially increased. The MRPA believes that individuals who knowingly accept temporary employment of specific limited durations or provisional. employment not exceeding six months and whose employment is thus ended, should be deemed 'to have voluntarily ended their employment and thus should be disqualified for certain benefits. The employers involved should not be saddled with unemployment compensation costs for individuals who accept and perhaps even plan for the termination of such employ- ment. The MRPA recommends that the law be appropriately amended. Also, students, temporarily employed as interns, such as urban corps interns, should not be eligible for unemployment compensation. Finally, the statutes should be amended to relieve part-time employers who continue employment of an individual from any responsibility to contribute to unemployment 'compensation due for termination from other employment . WORK RESTITUTION PROGRAM - B priority The MRPA urges the various court systems, municipal officials, and legislature to the extent that it can, to encourage and make possibl community work restitution programs. This may require making availab funding methods through grants or special levies.